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EYEBROW
eyebrow, brow, supercilium
(noun) the arch of hair above each eye
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Eyebrow
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
Etymology
Noun
eyebrow (plural eyebrows)
The hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket.
(construction) 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.
A clump of waste fibres that builds up in a roller machine.
Verb
eyebrow (third-person singular simple present eyebrows, present participle eyebrowing, simple past and past participle eyebrowed)
(intransitive) To build up waste fibres in a roller machine.
(transitive) To signal with one's eyebrows.
Source: Wiktionary
Eye"brow`, n.
Definition: The brow or hairy arch above the eye. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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