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browbound

adj

Etymology

From brow + bound.

  1. derived from bombus — “a humming or buzzing”
  2. derived from bombitō — “hum, buzz”
  3. derived from bondir — “leap", "bound", originally "make a loud resounding noise”
  4. inherited from *bounden✻
  5. compounded as browbound — “brow + bound”

Definitions

  1. crowned

    crowned; wearing a diadem or something resembling one.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA