noun
delicate eyebrows; shapely eyebrows
Literary term for finely shaped, elegant eyebrows, often likened to the antennae of a silkworm moth.
彼女の蛾眉はまるで絵に描いたようだ。
Her shapely eyebrows look as if they were drawn in a painting.
noun
Metonymic literary use: a woman with beautiful eyebrows stands for a beautiful woman in general.
蛾眉の集う宴は華やかだった。
The banquet where beautiful women gathered was splendid.
noun
Poetic metaphor: the crescent moon resembles a delicate eyebrow.
蛾眉のような三日月が空に浮かんでいた。
A crescent moon like a delicate eyebrow hung in the sky.