eyelash
pronunciation
How to pronounce eyelash in British English:
UK [ˈaɪlæʃ]
How to pronounce eyelash in American English:
US [ˈaɪˌlæʃ]
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- Noun:
- any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
Word Origin
- eyelash (n.)
- 1752, from eye (n.) + lash (n.). Related: Eyelashes.
Example
- 1. Raised eyebrow : eyelash hairs growing from the surface of human skin ......
- 2. I like to give slightly outlandish beauty products such as lip exfoliators or electric eyelash curlers or comme des gar ?
- 3. But for every bikini , for every batted eyelash , gaga introduces intimations of the grotesque , the repulsive .
- 4. But now scientists have unlocked one secret about how it works using only a fruit fly and an eyelash .
- 5. Depending on how old you are , it 's pretty likely that you have eyelash mites .