eyelash

American  

[ahy-lash] / ˈaɪˌlæʃ /

noun

1. one of the short, thick, curved hairs growing as a fringe on the edge of an eyelid.

2. the fringe of hairs itself.

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eyelash British  

/ ˈaɪˌlæʃ /

noun

1. any one of the short curved hairs that grow from the edge of the eyelids

2. a row or fringe of these hairs

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Etymology

Origin of eyelash

First recorded in 1745–55; eye + lash ¹

Example Sentences

They may pull out the hair on their head or in other places, such as their eyebrows or eyelashes, according to the NHS.

From BBC

"The smallest one I did was Shakespeare inside a hair. I couldn't paint it with an eyelash, so I had to paint it with a piece of dust."

From BBC

Here he is as arresting theorizing about the origins of “The Goon Show,” which he traces to the trauma of World War II, as he is contemplating the quality of Liza Minnelli’s eyelashes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Avery’s blond hair is down and bouncy, and her eyelashes are spiky with the brown mascara Celia once told her was better for her coloring than the black she “borrowed” from Aunt Jen.

From Literature

He tried to smile, looking down, his eyelashes long on his cheeks.

From Literature

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