eye shadow

Or eyeshadow

noun

1. a cosmetic coloring material applied to the eyelids.

eye shadow

noun

1. a coloured cosmetic put around the eyes so as to enhance their colour or shape

Word History and Origins

Origin of eye shadow¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

For me, it was where I met friends after school, tried on eye shadow for the first time, and listened to DJs pumping out dance music.

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She said L'Oréal objected on the basis it owned the Urban Decay make-up brand, which has a range of eye shadow palettes called Naked.

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To put a cherry on top, bandmates Volkan Caner and İdris Akbulut adorned their classic black eye shadow and lipstick combo.

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They’ve even found their way into makeup; Hailey Bieber’s brand Rhode released a popular peptide-packed lip tint last year, and you can find them in mascara, eye shadow, blush … the list goes on.

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The teens lined up with their parents at a Boyle Heights warehouse this week in search of a tiny bit of familiarity — a Squishmallow plush toy, lipstick, a T-shirt, some eye shadow, a cute hair accessory.

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