supercilium

Meanings

Plural: supercilia

Noun

• the arch of hair above each eye
• The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye).
• The region of the eyebrows.
• The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye).
• The overhanging margin of a bony cavity (as of the acetabulum).
• The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye).
• A superciliary marking or structure, especially in a bird.
• The narrow fillet above the cymatium of a cornice.
• A fillet above and below the scotia of an Attic base.
• The narrow fillet above the cymatium of a cornice.
• The lintel or transverse part of a door frame.
• Superciliousness, haughtiness; an instance of this, a supercilious demeanor.

Synonyms

brow, eyebrow