eyelash
Americannoun
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one of the short, thick, curved hairs growing as a fringe on the edge of an eyelid.
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the fringe of hairs itself.
noun
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any one of the short curved hairs that grow from the edge of the eyelids
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a row or fringe of these hairs
Etymology
Origin of eyelash
Explanation
An eyelash is a hair that grows from your top or bottom eyelid. Try batting or fluttering your eyelashes to get attention. You'll either get what you want or look silly, or both. Eyelashes are small, usually dark and curved, and having plenty of long, lush eyelashes is considered attractive in everyone, male or female. The combination of your blinking eyelids and the fringe of eyelashes helps keep small particles out of your eyes — and eyelashes are sensitive in a similar way to a cat's whiskers, so that your eyes will shut reflexively when some object comes too close.
Example Sentences
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Eyelash vipers are famously polychromatic, which means their appearances can vary widely, even among snakes born in the same litter.
From National Geographic • Feb. 13, 2024
Eyelash vipers stand out due to a distinctive feature: a set of enlarged spine-like scales positioned atop their eyes.
From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2024
Amazon also offers a Billie Eilish Limited Edition Echo Studio with the singer’s image pasted on the side for $229.99, if you consider yourself an Avocado, Eyelash, or whatever Eilish fans call themselves these days.
From The Verge • Aug. 2, 2022
In 1932, a sample size of Maybelline Eyelash Beautifier sold for a dime.
From Washington Times • Jun. 28, 2015
The carvings of the chimlies, representing the birth of Venus, and Ercules, and Eyelash, is by Van Chislum, the most famous sculpture of his hage and country.
From The Book of Snobs by Thackeray, William Makepeace
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