Meaning & use
furred brow
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Meanings
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A forehead with deep lines or wrinkles, often suggesting worry, age, or serious thought.
Grammar: Countable phrase; use 'a furred brow' or 'furred brows' when talking about one or more foreheads.
Patterns
- a furred brow
- his furred brow
- her furred brow
The old sailor had a furred brow from years of squinting at the sea.
She looked at the letter with a furred brow, clearly worried.
His furred brow made him look older than his years.
phrasecountableliterary
A forehead that appears covered with fur or soft hair, used in fantasy or animal descriptions.
Grammar: Countable; usually used in imaginative or descriptive writing about creatures.
Patterns
- a furred brow
- the creature's furred brow
The wolf-like beast had a furred brow and sharp yellow eyes.
In the painting, the satyr's furred brow blended into his wild hair.
Word forms
| plural | furred brows |
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Common combinations
- deep furred brow
- He had a deep furred brow that made him look permanently serious.
- furred brow with worry
- She came to the door with a furred brow, anxious about the news.
- wrinkled furred brow
- His wrinkled furred brow showed every one of his eighty years.
Synonyms and how they differ
- wrinkled brow
- More common and neutral; 'furred brow' sounds more literary and old-fashioned.
- lined forehead
- Plain and direct; it does not carry the same poetic or animal-like image.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: furred brow or furrowed brow?
furred brow vs furrowed brow
This is the much more common phrase for a forehead with lines from frowning or worry. 'Furred brow' is rare and usually means either hairy or lined, depending on context.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'furred brow' most naturally?
Choose one answer.
'Furred brow' is a descriptive noun phrase, so it fits after 'had a' to describe someone's forehead. Option A uses it as a verb, which is wrong. Option C confuses it with 'furrowed'. Option D treats it as a bird, which is not a real meaning.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “furred brow”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.