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Overbow vs Overbrow - What's the difference?

overbow | overbrow |

As verbs the difference between overbow and overbrow

is that overbow is (obsolete) to bend or bow over; to bend in a contrary direction while overbrow is (poetic|transitive) to hang over like a brow; to impend over.

overbow

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (obsolete) To bend or bow over; to bend in a contrary direction.
    • (Fuller)
    (Webster 1913)

    overbrow

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (poetic) To hang over like a brow; to impend over.
    • (Longfellow)
    Did with a huge projection overbrow / Large space beneath. — Wordsworth.
    (Webster 1913)