Eyelash

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  • noun. Any of the short hairs fringing the edge of the eyelid.
  • noun. A row of the hairs fringing the eyelid.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One of the small hairs or bristles which grow in a row, or in rows, on the edges of the eyelids; a cilium of the eyelid; a lash.
  • noun. Either one of the two rows or lines of hairs which respectively fringe the upper and lower eyelid; the superior or inferior cilia; a series of eyelashes collectively. See cut under eye.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The fringe of hair that edges the eyelid; -- usually in the pl.
  • noun. A hair of the fringe on the edge of the eyelid.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. One of the hairs which grow along the edge of eyelids.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
  • Word Usage
    "Each batted eyelash is like an atomic explosion of love, an unrequited neutron detonation of desire."
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    eyebrow  eyelid  mascara  
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    hair  
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