eyebrow

/ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/

eyebrow

English Noun Top 17,277

Definition

The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.

Etymology

From Middle English eȝebreu, alteration of Old English ēaganbrū (“eyebrow”), equivalent to eye + brow. The corresponding Old English ēagbrǣw meant "eyelid". Compare Dutch oogbrauw (“eyelid; eyelash; eyebrow”), German Augenbraue (“eyebrow”).