Definitions for supercilia

supercilia su·per·cil·i·um

Spelling: [soo-per-sil-ee-uh m]
IPA: /ˌsu pərˈsɪl i əm/

Supercilia is a 10 letter English word.

You can make 880 anagrams from letters in supercilia (aceiilprsu).

Definitions for supercilia

noun

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

Origin of supercilia

1555-65; Latin: eyebrow, haughtiness, equivalent to super- super- + -cilium eyelid, akin to cēlāre to conceal, English Examples for supercilia

All the pent-up gall of years against the supercilia of the class from which she sprang surged in that moment to his lips.

As we have seen, the Roman 'Agrimensores' called these slopes or terraces 'supercilia.'

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