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eyelash

eyelash

19 1.0
A short curved hair that grows on the edge of the eyelid
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪˌlæʃ/
translation icon : pestaña
  • She applied mascara to her eyelash to make her eyes appear more vibrant.

If the man farted, my eyelashes would have moved.

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Examples

  • So I'm supposed to stick my eyelashes to this pad?

  • Let me take an eyelash off your face.

    The Exorcist (1973)

  • And it has an eyelash in it.

  • Here, you have an eyelash on your face.

    The End We Start From (2023)

  • My eyelash is coming off.

    That Cold Day in the Park (1969)

  • I'm just going to let this eyelash glue just dry.

  • Can you tell these are the best eyelash curlers in the world?

  • So now last thing, I'm going to brush out my eyelash extensions.

  • I'm using the duo eyelash adhesive in clear or white.

  • I loved so achingly and brushed an eyelash stuck to his cheek.

    Fiction book (1996)

Synonyms

lash
vseyelash
29 1.0

Short curved hairs along the edge of the eyelid

is the same meaning but uses a different word form
cilium
vseyelash
  • Specialized
9.9

A short curved hair on the edge of the eyelid that helps protect the eye

is the same meaning but uses a different word form

Idioms

by an eyelash
  • Informal
1 7.6

Very close and almost not enough to win or pass

Surface Forms

eyelash singular
eyelashes plural

Morphology

eyelash = eye + lash (transparent) = eye + lash

A straightforward compound of 'eye' + 'lash'; the meaning is directly the lashes of the eye.

Etymology

Eyelash is made of two simple parts: eye and lash, and lash once meant a small 'lock' or 'hair'. So an eyelash is a short hair at the edge of the eye that helps protect it.