Beliefs, hairs, howl, right hand, hand, apple, lanita, face, eye, Persian, metacarpus, ramo, mouth, womb, brow. What unites these words? These are all obsolete names for body parts. In this article, we will talk about the word "person": we will clarify its meaning, morphological characteristics and select synonyms.
What is a brow
Obsolete words (archaisms) are words that have partially or completely gone out of use. To clarify their meaning, you can look into specialized dictionaries of obsolete words.
The forehead is:
- The ancient name of the forehead. Prokhor hit the jamb with his brow so that sparks from his eyes rained down.
- Front hole in the furnace (Russian or melting). Through the brow fuel is thrown into the furnace. I wonder what a brow is in the stove and what does it eat with?
- Entrance to the den. In the forest we came across a brow of a den.
- A military unit whose purpose was to take on the main blow of the enemy. All the brow fighters died.
Almost everyone knows the phraseology “beat the brow”. It means "asking for something, bowing low."
Morphological characteristics, declination
What is a person in terms of morphology? First of all, it is a noun. Secondly, the brow is a common noun and inanimate noun. Thirdly, it is of a secondary kind and belongs to the second declension.
| Case | Question | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative case | What? | What is a brow? | Shamed guys lowered their brow to the valley. |
| Genitive | What? | Travelers stopped at the brow of a bear's den. | I had never seen stove people before. |
| Dative | Why? | By the brow, more precisely, by its form, one can judge the character and temperament of a person. | Dry flaky brow needs a nourishing cream. |
| Accusative | What? | Why are you looking at my brow so strangely? | The cleaner must wash the stove brow. |
| Instrumental case | Than? | The boy was surprised by the huge brow of the melting stove. | The new worker stopped in front of the browns, not knowing what to do next, where to start. |
| Prepositional | About what? | Maxim, tell the group everything you know about the brow. | Strange signs were inscribed on the brow of the novices. |
Brow: synonyms. Phrases with the noun "person"
In modern colloquial speech, the noun "brow" is practically not used, modern synonyms have come to replace it:
What adjectives and participles are combined with the noun we are considering?
Clean, dirty, dry, pale, dark, girlish, female, male, old woman, infant, handsome, stove, hot, cold, cool, icy, tall, low, narrow, tired, wet, gloomy, broken, blue, sweaty, aged, rejuvenated, regal, aristocratic, serene, smooth, frivolous, lifeless, dead, frozen, painted, painted, gloomy.
And with verbs?
What can a person do?
Darken, darken, lighten, brighten, brighten, change, frown, smooth, turn pale, blush, sweat, moisturize, turn red, frown.
What can be done with the brow?
Beat, wash, wet, scratch, rub, see, wipe, smear, smooth, open, close, admire, care.