browed : Idioms & Phrases

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beetle-browed

  • adjective satellite sullen or unfriendly in appearance
    scowling.
WordNet
Bee"tle-browed` adjective
Etymology
OE. bitelbrowed; cf. OE. bitel, adj., sharp, projecting, n., a beetle. See Beetle an insect.
Definitions
  1. Having prominent, overhanging brows; hence, lowering or sullen. ✍ The earlier meaning was, "Having bushy or overhanging eyebrows."
Webster 1913

black-browed

Black"-browed` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having black eyebrows. Hence: Gloomy; dismal; threatening; forbidding. Shak. Dryden.
Webster 1913

brazen-browed

Bra"zen-browed` adjective
Definitions
  1. Shamelessly impudent. Sir T. Browne.
Webster 1913

dull-browed

Dull"-browed` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having a gloomy look.
Webster 1913