SUPERCILIUM Definition & Meaning

supercilium

[ soo-per-sil-ee-uhm ]

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noun

Architecture.

plural supercilia

the fillet above the cyma of a cornice.
(on an Attic base) either of the fillets above and below the scotia.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of supercilium¹

1555–65; < Latin: eyebrow, haughtiness, equivalent to super- super- + -cilium eyelid, akin to ��ŧ�� to conceal, English hull ¹, Greek �첹��á hut, shrine; -ium

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They are also unique in that the females may have plumage typical of males — a subtle mask of facial lines that includes a white supercilium, a white bib and a bright rusty cap.

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DESCRIPTION.—A more robust and thick-set animal than the two last; deep, woolly, black fur; no white supercilium nor white round the face.

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It is neither more nor less than the word "supercilious," which is derived from supercilium, the Latin for "eyebrow," as I heard the Little Schoolma'am tell the children not long ago.

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