eyelash

[ ahy-lash ]
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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.

Origin of eyelash

1
First recorded in 1745–55; eye + lash1

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British Dictionary definitions for eyelash

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

Other words from eyelash

  • Related adjective: ciliary

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