eyelash

[ ahy-lash ]

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.

eyelash

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of eyelash¹

First recorded in 1745–55; eye + lash ¹

Example Sentences

She wakes up every day, applies a full face of makeup, and then gets back in bed to livestream herself pretending to wake up, lest her hundreds of thousands of followers see her without fake eyelashes.

From The Daily Beast

After many runs down the mountain, ice crystals begin to take up residency in your eyelashes and eyebrows.

From Outside Online

Richardson ran with flowing orange hair trailing behind her, extended eyelashes, long, colorful fingernails and fearless bravado.

From Washington Post

I needed true masters of the craft who can communicate and express stories — not only with the written word but with the bat of an eyelash or the slight turn of the head.

From Washington Post

Your eyelashes freeze together, the air hurts your lungs, and if you get in trouble, it’s going to be big trouble.

From Popular-Science

Nor was an eyelash batted when he bought body armor and tear gas from BulletProofBodyArmorHQ.com and BP Arms, respectively.

From The Daily Beast

Ends: When eyelash-ice-accumulation renders you blind, your frozen tears only compounding the problem.

From The Daily Beast

People with a single pinkish eye may have a physical irritation—an eyelash, a piece of grit—that causes tearing and inflammation.

From The Daily Beast

Enter 21-year-old Vermont native Natalie Russo, whose line of eyelash jewelry is setting the Etsy world on fire.

From The Daily Beast

At least Apple executives can receive millions upon millions in salary and stock without Occupy Wall Street batting an eyelash.

From The Daily Beast

He looked up and watched a pale eyelash drop over a deep gleam of intelligence.

From Project Gutenberg

Not an eyelash quivered, nor did the lips twitch, when he held the keen blade at his breast and dashed himself upon the ground.

From Project Gutenberg

While you try to extract the eyelash from my eye, you do not see the beam which has entered your own.

From Project Gutenberg

He looked at her for some time under his long gray eyelash; Marguerite met the look calmly and composedly.

From Project Gutenberg

Not by so much as the quiver of an eyelash did Mademoiselle give sign of recognition, or memory of any previous meeting.

From Project Gutenberg

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