ὀφρύς the brow, eyebrow, Lat. supercilium, mostly in pl., the brows, Hom.; ἐπʼ ὀφρύσι νεῦσε Κρονίων, i. e. ἐπένευσε ὀφρύσι, nodded assent, Il.; ἀνὰ δʼ ὀφρύσι νεῦσεν ἑκάστῳ made a sign not to do, Od.: used in phrases to denote grief, scorn, pride, τὰς ὀφρῦς ἀνασπᾶν Ar.; ὀφρῦς ἐπαίρειν Eur., etc.; τὰς ὀφρῦς συνάγειν to knit the brows, frown, Ar.:—on the other hand, καταβάλλειν, λύειν, μεθιέναι τὰς ὀφρῦς to let down or unknit the brow, Eur. ὀφρύς alone, like Lat. supercilium, scorn, pride, Anth. the brow of a hill, a beetling crag, Il., etc.