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View synonyms for eyelash

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

/ ˈaɪˌlæʃ /

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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of eyelash1

First recorded in 1745–55; eye + lash 1

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Example Sentences

Nor was an eyelash batted when he bought body armor and tear gas from BulletProofBodyArmorHQ.com and BP Arms, respectively.

Ends: When eyelash-ice-accumulation renders you blind, your frozen tears only compounding the problem.

People with a single pinkish eye may have a physical irritation—an eyelash, a piece of grit—that causes tearing and inflammation.

Enter 21-year-old Vermont native Natalie Russo, whose line of eyelash jewelry is setting the Etsy world on fire.

At least Apple executives can receive millions upon millions in salary and stock without Occupy Wall Street batting an eyelash.

He looked up and watched a pale eyelash drop over a deep gleam of intelligence.

Not an eyelash quivered, nor did the lips twitch, when he held the keen blade at his breast and dashed himself upon the ground.

While you try to extract the eyelash from my eye, you do not see the beam which has entered your own.

He looked at her for some time under his long gray eyelash; Marguerite met the look calmly and composedly.

Not by so much as the quiver of an eyelash did Mademoiselle give sign of recognition, or memory of any previous meeting.

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