supraorbital ridge

noun

, Anatomy.

1. browridge.

Word History and Origins

Origin of supraorbital ridge¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

While a fake eyebrow scandal would rule, the photographic record shows Justin Trudeau’s left eyebrow grows thicker on the bottom along the supraorbital ridge.

From Washington Times

—Moderate to strongly developed supraorbital ridges are a common Fijian endowment.

From Project Gutenberg

The supraorbital ridges are not very massive, although prominent to such a degree that, when the skull rests on the occipital condyles and on the teeth, the plane of the orbits is almost vertical.

From Project Gutenberg

He more than made up for his lack of cranial growth, however, by his great, shaggy, bristly brows, black as jet and firmly anchored to jutting supraorbital ridges.

From Project Gutenberg