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high⋅light⋅er

[hahy-lahy-ter]
–noun
1. a cosmetic used to emphasize some part of the face, as the eyes or the cheekbones.
2. a felt-tip pen with a wide nib for highlighting passages of printed material in a soft, transparent color.

Origin:
1965–70; highlight + er1

high⋅light

[hahy-lahyt] verb, -light⋅ed, -light⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to emphasize or make prominent.
2. to create highlights in (a photograph or engraving).
–noun
3. Also, high light. an important, conspicuous, memorable, or enjoyable event, scene, part, or the like: the highlight of his talk; the highlight of the concert series.
4. the area of most intense light on a represented form, as in a painting or photograph.

Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; high + light 1


híghlighter, noun


1. stress, accent, underline, feature.
high·light·er   (hī'lī'tər)   
n.  
  1. A usually fluorescent marker used to mark important passages of text.
  2. A cosmetic for emphasizing areas of the face, such as the eyes or cheekbones.
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