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Bowline vs Browline - What's the difference?

bowline | browline |

As nouns the difference between bowline and browline

is that bowline is (nautical) a knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope; it will not slip or jam while browline is the line of the brow.

bowline

English

Noun

(wikipedia bowline) (en noun)
  • (nautical) a knot tied so as to produce an eye or loop in the end of a rope; it will not slip or jam

    • Related terms

    * bowline bridle * running bowline * on a bowline

    browline

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The line of the brow.
  • * 1995 , E. M. Stern, Toledo Museum of Art, Roman Mold-blown Glass: The First Through Sixth Centuries (page 243)
    • Face B has prominent arched browlines , wide eyes, well-proportioned nose with recessed nostrils, indistinct smiling mouth, knob-like chin, and fat cheeks.