eyelash
[ ahy-lash ]
/ ˈaɪˌlæʃ /
noun
one of the short, thick, curved hairs growing as a fringe on the edge of an eyelid.
the fringe of hairs itself.
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British Dictionary definitions for eyelash
eyelash
/ (ˈaɪˌlæʃ) /
noun
any one of the short curved hairs that grow from the edge of the eyelids
a row or fringe of these hairs
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Medical definitions for eyelash
eyelash
[ ī′lăsh′ ]
n.
Any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid.cilium
A row of the hairs fringing the eyelid.
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