mascara

[ ma-skar-uh; British ma-skahr-uh ]

/ mæˈskær ə; British mæˈskɑr ə /

noun

a substance used as a cosmetic to color the eyelashes and eyebrows.

verb (used with object)

to apply mascara to.

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Words nearby mascara

masaryk, masaya, masbate, masc., mascagni, mascara, mascarene grass, mascarene islands, mascaron, mascarpone, mascle

Origin of mascara

1885–90; < Spanish: mask; see mask

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Examples from the Web for mascara

Storage containers hold a treasure trove of mascara, lipstick, blush, and other makeup.
Inside A Finishing School for Transwomen|Sharon Adarlo|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Obviously as Secretary of State the most pressing concern she had was mascara.
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What better way to sell a deodorant or mascara than by buttressing a show that screams girl power and body pride?
TV's New Super-Sized Heroine|Rachel Syme|July 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
No one thinks to transform him into an Adonis, to require him to mascara his lashes or tint his cheekbones a delicate pink.
The Men on the Dais|Daphne Merkin|January 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST

I picked out a faint lavender scent, and then bought some lipstick, mascara, and eyebrow pencil.
Exile from Space|Judith Merril
The road, 80 kilomtres long, which connects Mostaganem with Mascara, was covered to the whole of its extent.
The Insect World|Louis Figuier
Mascara is a town of the French colonial type, few vestiges of the Moorish period remaining.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7|Various
He went to Algeria in 1835, served in the expedition to Mascara, at the capture of Tlemcen, and in 1837 became captain.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
There was mascara around her eyes and they dilated and blinked in a foolish and flirtatious way; her voice was syrup.
Gladiator|Philip Wylie

British Dictionary definitions for mascara

mascara

/ (mæˈskɑːrə) /

noun

a cosmetic substance for darkening, colouring, and thickening the eyelashes, applied with a brush or rod

Word Origin for mascara

C20: from Spanish: mask

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