supercilium

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (rare) The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye).
  2. (rare) The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye).
  3. (rare) The eyebrow (arch of hair above each eye).
  4. The narrow fillet above the cymatium of a cornice.
  5. The narrow fillet above the cymatium of a cornice.
  6. (humorous, rare) Superciliousness, haughtiness; an instance of this, a supercilious demeanor.

Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˌs(j)uː.pəˈsɪl.i.əm/
Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Latin supercilium (“eyebrow; brow, ridge; pride, arrogance”).

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