supercilium
nounDefinition of supercilium
1a : the region of the eyebrows : eyebrow
b : the overhanging margin of a bony cavity (as of the acetabulum)
2a : a fillet surmounting the cymatium in a Roman cornice
b : a fillet above or below the scotia of an Attic base
c : the lintel of a door
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