eyelash
noun
one of the short, thick, curved hairs growing as a fringe on the edge of an eyelid.
eyelashes
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pluralof eyelash.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Their faces are vivid, and haunting, whether bearing signs of greying hair and wrinkles, or the long eyelashes and chubby cheeks of a child.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
In a realistic 1870s monument for a member of the Piaggio family, a dead man’s widow, shown leaving the door of a tomb, is wearing an elaborate lace shawl and mourning through her sculpted eyelashes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
They may pull out the hair on their head or in other places, such as their eyebrows or eyelashes, according to the NHS.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
Here he is as arresting theorizing about the origins of “The Goon Show,” which he traces to the trauma of World War II, as he is contemplating the quality of Liza Minnelli’s eyelashes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Vonetta fluttered her eyelashes and said, “You mean, at least Hirohito hasn’t forgotten you.”
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
