English Reference
Noun

eyelash

n.
A1 Beginner US /ˈaɪˌɫæʃ/ UK /ˈaɪlæʃ/ eye·lash UK spelling eyelashes Anatomy

n.a thin hair that grows on the edge of your eye. You have many of them on your upper and lower lids.

n.a fine hair growing on the edge of the eyelid. Plural form is typically used to refer to the collective fringe of hair.


SIMPLE

She brushed her eyelash with a small comb.

CONTEXTUAL

The long eyelash of the butterfly caught the sunlight as it fluttered across the flower.

COMPLEX

The delicate eyelash serves as a natural barrier, protecting the eye from dust and debris while also enhancing the visual depth of the gaze.


From eye + lash.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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