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Supercilium
Meaning
Noun
●
In Anatomy:
The
eyebrow
(arch of
hair
above each eye).
The
region
of the eyebrows.
●
In Anatomy & Skeleton:
The
eyebrow
(arch of
hair
above each eye).
The
overhanging
margin
of a
bony
cavity
(
as of
the acetabulum).
●
In Anatomy & Zoology:
The
eyebrow
(arch of
hair
above each eye).
A
superciliary
marking
or structure, especially in a bird.
●
In Architecture:
The
narrow
fillet
above the
cymatium
of a cornice.
A
fillet
above and below the
scotia
of an Attic base.
The
lintel
or
transverse
part of a
door
frame.
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Superciliousness,
haughtiness
; an
instance
of this, a
supercilious
demeanor.
Sourced from
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Rhymes
Ileum
Ilium
Cilium
Milium
Pileum
Reptilium
Kinocilium
Supercilium
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