brow

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈbrau̇ 

1

a

: eyebrow

b

: forehead

2

: the projecting upper part or margin of a steep place

3

: expression, mien

brow

2 of 2

noun (2)

: gangplank

Examples of brow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Gothic look popped under her honey-blond brows and next to her naked lips. —Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 May 2026

Justine Skye took this mousy brown look to the next level by bleaching her brows to match. —Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 22 May 2026

Shohei Ohtani stood atop the rubber, wiped his brow and fixed his cap. —Katie Woo, New York Times, 21 May 2026

The component parts include herself, a fashionable, high-ish brow, and maybe trashy auteur (Abel Ferrara, Olivier Assayas, Catherine Breillat, her own dad), a strong genre element, and dabs of very deliberate provocation. —David Katz, IndieWire, 20 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English brū; akin to Old Norse brūn eyebrow, Greek ophrys, Sanskrit bhrū

Noun (2)

perhaps from Danish or Swedish bro bridge; akin to Old English brycg bridge

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1867, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing brow

• brow ridge
• by the sweat of one's brow
• knit one's brow/brows

Rhymes for brow

• bao
• bough
• chow
• ciao
• clow
• cow
• dao
• dow
• frau
• hao
• hau
• how

Kids Definition

brow

noun

ˈbrau̇

1

a

: eyebrow

b

: forehead

2

: the upper edge of a steep slope

Medical Definition

brow

noun

ˈbrau̇ 

1

: eyebrow

2

: either of the lateral prominences of the forehead

3

: forehead