brow

n.

1. 1. The superciliary ridge over the eyes.
   2. The eyebrow.
   3. The forehead.
2. A facial expression; countenance: "Speak you this with a sad brow?" (Shakespeare).
3. The projecting upper edge of a steep place: the brow of a hill.

[Middle English, from Old English brū.]

(brou)
n.

1. The eyebrow.
2. See forehead.

The forehead, or either lateral half of it.

• b. suspension — a surgical procedure to correct the redundant facial skin folds with ptosis and entropion of the upper eyelid which occurs in some dog breeds, especially the Shar-pei and Bloodhound.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: the part of the face above the eyes
  Synonym: forehead

Meaning #2: the arch of hair above each eye
  Synonyms: eyebrow, supercilium

Meaning #3: the peak of a hill
  Synonym: hilltop

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - øjenbryn, pande

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorhoofd, (mv) wenkbrauwen, aanschijn, top van heuvel, loopplank, uitsteeksel op steile rand

Français (French)
n. - front, arcade sourcilière, sourcil, sommet, bord (d'une falaise), (Minér) tour d'extraction

Deutsch (German)
n. - Braue, Stirn, (Berg)kuppe, Rand (Abhang), (mar.) Laufplanke

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μέτωπο, κούτελο, φρύδι, παρυφή, χείλος φρέατος, γκρεμού κ.λπ.

Italiano (Italian)
fronte

idioms:

• knit one's brow    aggrottare le ciglia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sobrancelha (f), testa (f), parte (f) superior de uma encosta

idioms:

• knit one's brow    franzir a testa em sinal de preocupação

Русский (Russian)
бровь

idioms:

• knit one's brow    насупиться

Español (Spanish)
n. - frente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ögonbryn, panna, landgång

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
额头, 面容, 表情, 眉毛, 悬崖边缘, 峭壁顶端

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 額頭, 面容, 表情, 眉毛, 懸崖邊緣, 峭壁頂端

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 눈두덩, 이마, 얼굴

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 眉, 額, がけっぷち, 頂上

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جبين, جبهه, حاجب, حافه الجبل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מצח, ראש צוק, ראש גבעה, גבה, רמה שכלית (מדוברת)‬

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