Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brow-ague

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: brow-ague
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A severe, recurring headache or neuralgic pain located just above the eyebrow or on one side of the forehead.

Example Sentences

"I got very thin and weak, and had a curious disease known (I have since heard) as brow-ague. Directly after breakfast every morning an intense pain set in on a small spot on the right temple."

Inflected Forms

brow-agues (plural)

Questions

What does brow-ague mean?: A severe, recurring headache or neuralgic pain located just above the eyebrow or on one side of the forehead.

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