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supercilium en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌsu.pɚˈsɪl.i.əm/ (General-American)
• /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈsɪl.i.əm/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-yom Proto-Indo-European *ḱelyom Proto-Italic *keljom Latin cilium Latin superciliumbor. English supercilium Borrowed from Latin supercilium (“eyebrow; brow, ridge; pride, arrogance”).

Meanings

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

Forms

Translations (2)

pl łuk brwiowy (region of the eyebrows) · fi silmäkulma (region of the eyebrows)