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beetle-browed
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beetle-browed, [OE. bitelbrowed; cf. OE. bitel, adj., sharp, projecting, n., a beetle. See Beetle an insect.].
Having prominent, overhanging brows; hence, lowering or sullen. [1913 Webster]
" The earlier meaning was, “Having bushy or overhanging eyebrows.”" [1913 Webster]
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