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eyelash

[ ahy-lash ]

noun

  1. one of the short, thick, curved hairs growing as a fringe on the edge of an eyelid.
  2. the fringe of hairs itself.


eyelash

/ ˈɪˌæʃ /

noun

  1. any one of the short curved hairs that grow from the edge of the eyelids
  2. a row or fringe of these hairs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of eyelash1

First recorded in 1745–55; eye + lash 1
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The trio adjust their poses and edit their faces in great detail - extending eyelashes and reshaping their cheekbones.

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The different procedures, like the sewing of eyelashes, I think that’s an urban legend.

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Within those cables there are tiny strands of fiber optic material, the width of an eyelash.

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Carbon, he notes, is after all the building block of life, the animating force behind trees, rhinos, eyelashes, hormones, bamboo, and so much more.

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And why is Me still wearing false eyelashes when she’s learning to be more real?

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