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brow
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 brow
The part of the face above the eyes.
synoniem: forehead.
Roget 234:
front;
fore,
forepart;
foreground;
face,
disk,
disc,
frontage;
facade,
proscenium,
facia [Lat.],
frontispiece;
anteriority†;
obverse
(of a medal or coin).
fore rank,
front rank;
van,
vanguard;
advanced guard;
outpost;
first line;
scout.
brow,
forehead,
visage,
physiognomy,
phiz†,
countenance,
mut [Slang];
rostrum,
beak,
bow,
stem,
prow,
prore†,
jib.
pioneer
etc.
(precursor)
64;
metoposcopy†.
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Roget 210:
summit,
summity†;
top,
peak,
vertex,
apex,
zenith,
pinnacle,
acme,
culmination,
meridian,
utmost height,
ne plus utra,
height,
pitch,
maximum,
climax,
culminating point,
crowning point,
turning point;
turn of the tide,
fountain head;
water shed,
water parting;
sky,
pole.
tip,
tip top;
crest,
crow's nest,
cap,
truck,
nib;
end
etc.
67;
crown,
brow;
head,
nob†,
noddle†,
pate;
capsheaf†.
high places,
heights.
topgallant mast,
sky scraper;
quarter deck,
hurricane deck.
architrave,
frieze,
cornice,
coping stone,
zoophorus†,
capital,
epistyle†,
sconce,
pediment,
entablature†;
tympanum;
ceiling
etc.
(covering)
223.
attic,
loft,
garret,
house top,
upper story.
[metaphorical use]
summit conference,
summit;
peak of achievement,
peak of performance;
peaks and troughs,
peaks and valleys
(in graphs).
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Roget 231:
edge,
verge,
brink,
brow,
brim,
margin,
border,
confine,
skirt,
rim,
flange,
side,
mouth;
jaws,
chops,
chaps,
fauces;
lip,
muzzle.
threshold,
door,
porch;
portal
etc.
(opening)
260;
coast,
shore.
frame,
fringe,
flounce,
frill,
list,
trimming,
edging,
skirting,
hem,
selvedge,
welt,
furbelow,
valance,
gimp.
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Nederlands: voorhoofd
Pools: czoło
2 brow
The arch of hair above each eye.
synoniemen: eyebrow, supercilium.
Nederlands: wenkbrauw
Pools: brew
3 brow
The peak of a hill:
— The sun set behind the brow of distant hills.
synoniem: hilltop.
Nederlands: heuveltop
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