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beetle-browed definition

beetle-browed (bēt′'l bro̵ud′)

adjective

  1. having bushy or overhanging eyebrows
  2. frowning; scowling

Etymology: ME bitelbrouwed < ? bitel, sharp, cruel + brouwe, brow

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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