Definition of supercilium in English:

supercilium

noun ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəmˌs(j)uːpəˈsɪlɪəm

1Chiefly Anatomy. The eyebrow. Now rare.
2Zoology. A superciliary marking or structure, especially in a bird.
3The narrow fillet above the cymatium of a cornice.
4A fillet above and below the scotia of an Attic base.
5The lintel or transverse part of a door frame.
6Superciliousness, haughtiness. Also: an instance of this, a supercilious demeanour. Now rare (humorous in later use).

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From classical Latin supercilium eyebrow, haughtiness, overhanging edge, brow, small hillock, projection in a coastline, (in architecture) overhang, (in a door frame) lintel, in post-classical Latin also lip or margin of a bony cavity, probably from super- + cilium, although cilium is first attested later and may be derived from supercilium.

Definition of supercilium in US English:

supercilium

noun

1Chiefly Anatomy. The eyebrow. Now rare.
2Zoology. A superciliary marking or structure, especially in a bird.
3The narrow fillet above the cymatium of a cornice.
4A fillet above and below the scotia of an Attic base.
5The lintel or transverse part of a door frame.
6Superciliousness, haughtiness. Also: an instance of this, a supercilious demeanour. Now rare (humorous in later use).

Origin

Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From classical Latin supercilium eyebrow, haughtiness, overhanging edge, brow, small hillock, projection in a coastline, (in architecture) overhang, (in a door frame) lintel, in post-classical Latin also lip or margin of a bony cavity, probably from super- + cilium, although cilium is first attested later and may be derived from supercilium.

单词	supercilium
释义	Definition of supercilium in English: supercilium noun ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəmˌs(j)uːpəˈsɪlɪəm 1Chiefly Anatomy. The eyebrow. Now rare. 2Zoology. A superciliary marking or structure, especially in a bird. 3The narrow fillet above the cymatium of a cornice. 4A fillet above and below the scotia of an Attic base. 5The lintel or transverse part of a door frame. 6Superciliousness, haughtiness. Also: an instance of this, a supercilious demeanour. Now rare (humorous in later use). Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From classical Latin supercilium eyebrow, haughtiness, overhanging edge, brow, small hillock, projection in a coastline, (in architecture) overhang, (in a door frame) lintel, in post-classical Latin also lip or margin of a bony cavity, probably from super- + cilium, although cilium is first attested later and may be derived from supercilium. Definition of supercilium in US English: supercilium noun 1Chiefly Anatomy. The eyebrow. Now rare. 2Zoology. A superciliary marking or structure, especially in a bird. 3The narrow fillet above the cymatium of a cornice. 4A fillet above and below the scotia of an Attic base. 5The lintel or transverse part of a door frame. 6Superciliousness, haughtiness. Also: an instance of this, a supercilious demeanour. Now rare (humorous in later use). Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From classical Latin supercilium eyebrow, haughtiness, overhanging edge, brow, small hillock, projection in a coastline, (in architecture) overhang, (in a door frame) lintel, in post-classical Latin also lip or margin of a bony cavity, probably from super- + cilium, although cilium is first attested later and may be derived from supercilium.
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