BEETLE


Meaning of BEETLE in English

adj. & v.

adj. (esp. of the eyebrows) projecting, shaggy, scowling.

v.intr. (usu. as beetling adj.) (of brows, cliffs, etc.) projecting; overhanging threateningly. beetle-browed with shaggy, projecting, or scowling eyebrows.

[ ME: orig. unkn. ]

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