underbrow

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   The portion of the face below the eyebrow and above the eyelid.

   • The Friar's eyes now seemed to burn no more with light, but looked out stern beneath his underbrow's concave; his voice was grave; he stood erect as if to soar above his natural height:
   • A distinctive feature is the sharply defined underbrow which extends downward over an upper cheek bulge at the outer corner of the orb.
   • Some women need a highlighter shadow on the underbrow, a second shadow on the orbital bone, and a third on the lid.
2. 2

   The lower portion of the eyebrow.

   • Her big eyes are framed with brows that are almost bushy— the top part of the brow is left alone, only the underbrow is tweezed to give the brow an "angle."
   • Brush them, they are more important than you realise, and keep the underbrow well plucked and tidy.
   • Use wax as an underbrow cleanup and always tweeze for the shaping or arching you need.
3. 3

   With the brow lowered.

   • Black eyebrows and eyes so dark and scrutinizing (but he was being scrutinized too) as to give the face a sinister expression, especially through a sly underbrow manner of switching the eyes from one object to another.
   • 'Snitch,' he muttered as he gave his daughter a comical underbrow glance.
   • Ben had shot her the underbrow look that told her she was in for a lecture.
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   1. 4

      From beneath a lowered brow.

      • He looked underbrow at me.
      • He clasped his hands, looking at me, not exactly underbrow, but still accusingly.

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