Overbrow

Quick meaning: Overbrow is a verb meaning (poetic, transitive) To hang over like a brow; to impend over.

Meaning

(poetic, transitive) To hang over like a brow; to impend over.

More Meanings

1. The area immediately above the eyebrow and below the forehead.
2. A projecting shelf of rock on the face of a cliff.

Example Sentences

With solemn feet I tread the hill, That overbrows the lonely vale

18000, William Wordsworth, Michael Did with a huge projection overbrow Large space beneath.

As I translated, however, Valeo's face contorted, his overbrow furrowing as he picked at his food.

For reasons of safety it was decided to drill off the overbrow and to blast it at one time to break 30,000 tons.

Word Forms

• overbrows
• overbrowing
• overbrowed

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include impend, brow, overbrood, overarch, overdrape, furrow.

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