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eyebrow

/ˈaɪˌbɹaʊ/ noun B2
  1. The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
  2. A dormer, usually of small size, whose roof line over the upright face is typically an arched curve, turning into a reverse curve to meet the horizontal line at either end.
  3. A clump of waste fibres that builds up in a roller machine.

Plural eyebrows

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His tall, bony figure gave promise of exceptional physical strength, while his great cranium and deep-set, lustrous eyes spoke no less clearly of the keen intelligence which twinkled out from behind his bushy eyebrows.
The Valley of Fear, p. 9 · C1
MacDonald sat with his chin on his hands and his great sandy eyebrows bunched into a yellow tangle.
The Valley of Fear, p. 11 · C1
In age he was rather younger than Douglas—forty-five at the most—a tall, straight, broad-chested fellow with a clean-shaved, prize-fighter face, thick, strong, black eyebrows, and a pair of masterful black eyes which might, even without the aid of his very capable hands, clear a way for him through a hostile crowd.
The Valley of Fear, p. 25 · C1
Barker stood for a moment with his face set grimly and his strong black eyebrows drawn low in intense thought.
The Valley of Fear, p. 54 · C1

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