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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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
She hid her habit with lash extensions, but when beauty salons closed during Covid Daisy decided to create a serum to help her eyelashes grow back.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 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
A woman with the prettiest eyelashes I’ve ever seen shows me a triple-layer strawberry lip mask from Laneige that she thinks I will “looove.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
I handed over the poster I’d spent the most time on, a big bass with red lips, eyelashes, and a crown covered in glitter and stick-on jewels.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
