superciliary

[Lat. super cilium = the eyebrow: super =over, above, and cilium =an eyelid.) Pertaining to the eyebrow; situated or being above the eyelid. superciliary-arch, s. Compar. Anat.: The upper bony arch of the orbit. superciliary-ridge, s. Comp. Anat.: A curved elevation of varying prominence, above the margin of the orbit, and below the frontal eminence. It is small in women and absent in children; extremely prominent in men of races of low culture and in the higher anthropoid apes. Called also Brow-ridge. "In so trifling a character as the superciliary - ridge , the males of certain monkeys differ from the females, and agree in this respect with mankind."-Darwin: Descent of Man (ed. 2d.), p. 558. sū-per-çil-i-ous, a . [From the fact that a person expre ing contempt for another usually raises his eyebrows.] [SUPERCILIARY.] 1. Lofty with pride; dictatorial, overbearing, haughty, arrogant, disdainful. "To see our supercilious wizards frowne." Chapman: Homer; Concluding Verses. 2. Characterized or marked by haughtine , ar rogance, or disdain; arrogant. "With a harsh voice and supercilious brow." Dryden: Persius, v. 184. sū-per-çil-1-oŭs-lý, adv . [Eng. supercilious ; -ly .] In a supercilious manner; haughtily, disdainfully. "He, who was a punctual man in point of honor, received this addre superciliously enough." -Clarendon. sū-per-çil-1-oŭs-ne , subst . [English supercilious; -ne .] The quality or state of being supercilious; haughtine , arrogance. "He would have lost a battle in order to break down her superciliousne ."- Victoria Magazine , Nov. 1886, p. 15. sū-per-çil-i-um ( pl . sū-per-çil-1-a), s. [Lat.= an eyebrow.] 1. Anat .: The eyebrow (q. v.). *2. Arch .: The upper member of a cornice; also applied to the small fillets on each side of the scotia of the Ionic base.