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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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“I did not know these things,” said Mowgli sullenly, and he frowned under his heavy black eyebrows.
The Jungle Book, p. 18 · B2
He was obviously embarrassed for an instant, while the Inspector raised his eyebrows, and Alec Cunningham burst into a laugh.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 42 · B2
A look of surprise passed over his face, and at the first quiver of his eyebrows my heart turned to lead in my breast.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 123 · B2
Holmes?” said Lestrade, whose eyebrows had gone up once or twice during this remarkable explanation.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 44 · C1

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