eye shadow

or eyeshadow

noun

a cosmetic coloring material applied to the eyelids.

Origin of eye shadow

First recorded in 1925–30

Words Nearby eye shadow

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How to use eye shadow in a sentence

Stefani, meanwhile, is all saucer-size hoop earrings and glitter eye shadow, a trailer-park siren who swears that everything she does is for her baby, an infant who may or may not exist.
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Training included lessons in grooming — how to select the most flattering shade of eye shadow, for example — as well as instruction in aviation history and emergency procedures.
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So not only telling you, okay, so you choose a lipstick and this is what it looks like, but saying, because you chose this lipstick and because your, you know, you have blue eyes, we believe this eye shadow might match it the best.
Podcast: Attention, shoppers–you’re being tracked | Tate Ryan-Mosley | December 21, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
With Perl in particular, a former makeup artist, there is a sultriness to her metallic eye shadow and her painted lips.
The Sisterhood of Bulletproof Stockings: It’s Ladies’ Night for Hasidic Rockers | Emily Shire | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The hot-pink gift bags held tubes of shimmery eye shadow and sparkly necklaces.
Jeremy Hilton: U.S. Military’s First Male Spouse of the Year | Jesse Ellison | May 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

But they look like little girls playing dress up, with their bright purple eye shadow, tinted hair, and glossy red lips.
Haiti’s Horrendous Teenage Prostitution Problem | Lisa Armstrong | June 17, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
For the first time, she wore dramatic makeup: smoky eye shadow, exaggerated black eyeliner, and pink lips.
Lourdes' Edgy New Look | Isabel Wilkinson | November 18, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Gone were any girlish slip-ups, gone were sequins and glitter eye shadow.
Kate Middleton's Classic Style | Rebecca Dana | November 16, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for eye shadow

eye shadow

noun

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

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