Winbrow

An eyebrow. Adaption of Middle Low German winbrâ, corresponding to Old High German wintbrâwe and German wimper, eyelash; formed of wint wind, and brow; (1400s-1600s).- Sir James Murray's New English Dictionary, 1928Blacke-hair'd, broad-ey'd, his hary win-browes meet.- Thomas Heywood's Great Britaines Troy, 1609*With a thousand thanks to Jeffrey Kacirk and Pomegranate Communications, Inc.