eyelash
- one of the short, thick, curved hairs growing as a fringe on the edge of an eyelid.
- the fringe of hairs itself.
Origin of eyelash
Related Words for eyelash
wig, hairstyle, grass, fur, haircut, fiber, wool, strand, eyebrow, mane, speck, dash, touch, suggestion, little, squat, hint, suspicion, diddly, jotExamples from the Web for eyelash
Contemporary Examples of eyelash
Nor was an eyelash batted when he bought body armor and tear gas from BulletProofBodyArmorHQ.com and BP Arms, respectively.
People with a single pinkish eye may have a physical irritation—an eyelash, a piece of grit—that causes tearing and inflammation.
Enter 21-year-old Vermont native Natalie Russo, whose line of eyelash jewelry is setting the Etsy world on fire.
At least Apple executives can receive millions upon millions in salary and stock without Occupy Wall Street batting an eyelash.
Historical Examples of eyelash
The Boss wasn't able, I guess, and the girl never moved an eyelash.
Shorty McCabeSewell Ford
Well, you did it well--monstrously well, I will say--for you never flinched an eyelash.
The Young Franc TireursG. A. Henty
Maybe it's just a quiver of the eyelash, maybe a shuffle of the foot.
The Trail of '98Robert W. Service
We watched each other full five minutes without moving an eyelash.
Wood Folk at SchoolWilliam J. Long
While you try to extract the eyelash from my eye, you do not see the beam which has entered your own.
Paul PatoffF. Marion Crawford
eyelash
- any one of the short curved hairs that grow from the edge of the eyelids
- a row or fringe of these hairs
Word Origin and History for eyelash
eyelash
(ī′lăsh′)- Any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid.cilium
- A row of the hairs fringing the eyelid.