to knit the brows

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to knit the brows - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Brow \Brow\ (brou), n. [OE. browe, bruwe, AS. br[=u]; akin to
     AS. br[=ae]w, bre['a]w, eyelid, OFries. br[=e], D. braauw,
     Icel. br[=a], br[=u]n, OHG. pr[=a]wa, G. braue, OSlav.
     br[u^]v[i^], Russ. brove, Ir. brai, Ir. & Gael. abhra, Armor.
     abrant, Gr. 'ofry`s, Skr. bhr[=u]. Cf. Bray a bank,
     Bridge.]
     1. The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that
        covers it, forming an arch above the orbit.
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              And his arched brow, pulled o'er his eyes,
              With solemn proof proclaims him wise. --Churchill.
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     2. The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the
        eyebrow.
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              'T is not your inky brows, your brack silk hair.
                                                    --Shak.
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     3. The forehead; as, a feverish brow.
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              Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow. --Shak.
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     4. The general air of the countenance.
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              To whom thus Satan with contemptuous brow. --Milton.
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              He told them with a masterly brow.    --Milton.
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     5. The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as,
        the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill.
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     To bend the brow, To knit the brows, to frown; to scowl.
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