eyelash (ˈaɪˌlæʃ)

—n
1.	any one of the short curved hairs that grow from the edge of the eyelids
2.	a row or fringe of these hairs

Related: ciliary

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eyelash

1752, from eye + lash (n.). Related: Eyelashes.

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eyelash eye·lash (ī'lāsh')
n.

Any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid. Also called cilium.
A row of the hairs fringing the eyelid.

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