: the ridge over the eye or the hair growing usually in a line or arch on the skin over it
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Her operation included a deep plane neck lift, a facelift, a lip lift, upper and lower blepharoplasty, endoscopic eyebrow lift, fat transfer and CO2 laser resurfacing.
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
There's an edge to her that's instantly captivating, and the sincere doubts that Adlon's voice work delivers sell plot beats that could be eyebrow-raising with a lesser performance.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The work traces back several years to when a collaborator of Zhang’s identified a family of patients whose teenage members showed signs of premature aging such as gray hair and eyebrows.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
In contrast, follicles in other body regions—such as the arms, legs, eyebrows, and trunk—have much shorter anagen phases, often lasting only weeks to a few months.
—Kara Rogers, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
There's an edge to her that's instantly captivating, and the sincere doubts that Adlon's voice work delivers sell plot beats that could be eyebrow-raising with a lesser performance.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026
The work traces back several years to when a collaborator of Zhang’s identified a family of patients whose teenage members showed signs of premature aging such as gray hair and eyebrows.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
In contrast, follicles in other body regions—such as the arms, legs, eyebrows, and trunk—have much shorter anagen phases, often lasting only weeks to a few months.
—Kara Rogers, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Eyebrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyebrow. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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eyebrow
noun
eye·brow
ˈī-ˌbrau̇ 
: the ridge over the eye or hair growing usually in a line or arch on the skin over it
Medical Definition
eyebrow
noun
eye·brow
ˈī-ˌbrau̇
: the ridge over the eye or hair growing on it
called also brow
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