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eyelash

noun eye·lash \ˈī-ˌlash\

: any one of the hairs that grow along the top of the eyelid

Full Definition of EYELASH

: the fringe of hair edging the eyelid —usually used in plural

: a single hair of the eyelashes

: hairbreadth

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First Known Use of EYELASH

1752

Rhymes with EYELASH

abash, backlash, backslash, backsplash, bone ash, calash, Chumash, cold cash, czardas, encash, fly ash, gate-crash, goulash, green flash, heat rash, hot flash, Lagash, mishmash, mustache, panache, potash, rehash, slapdash, soutache, stramash, tongue-lash, unlash, Wabash, whiplash, white ash

EYELASH Defined for Kids

eyelash

noun eye·lash \ˈī-ˌlash\

Definition of EYELASH for Kids

: one of the hairs that grow along the top of the eyelid

Medical Dictionary

eyelash

noun eye·lash \ˈī-ˌlash\

Medical Definition of EYELASH

: the fringe of hair edging the eyelid—usually used in plural

: a single hair of the eyelashes

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Britannica English: Translation of "eyelash" for Arabic speakers

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