mascara

[ ma-skar-uh; British ma-skahr-uh ]

noun

1. a substance used as a cosmetic to color the eyelashes and eyebrows.

verb (used with object)

1. to apply mascara to.

mascara

/ mæˈskɑːrə /

noun

1. a cosmetic substance for darkening, colouring, and thickening the eyelashes, applied with a brush or rod

Word History and Origins

Origin of mascara¹

1885–90; < Spanish: mask; mask

Word History and Origins

Origin of mascara¹

C20: from Spanish: mask

Example Sentences

That included 63 percent of foundations, 55 percent of lip products and 82 percent of waterproof mascaras.

From Science News For Students

Waterproof mascara, liquid lipsticks and foundations were the most likely offenders for undisclosed PFAS.

From Popular-Science

The study found fluorine in 56 percent of foundations and eye products, 48 percent of lip products and 47 percent of mascaras.

From Washington Post

Waterproof mascaras, liquid lipsticks and foundations were especially likely to contain lots of fluorine.

From Science News

These long strings of amino acids have sugars jutting out from them, like bristles sticking out from a bottle brush or mascara brush.

From Science News For Students

Storage containers hold a treasure trove of mascara, lipstick, blush, and other makeup.

From The Daily Beast

Obviously as Secretary of State the most pressing concern she had was mascara.

From The Daily Beast

Though the photos are far from sexual, Lottie wears thick mascara as she flashes the camera a come-hither stare.

From The Daily Beast

What better way to sell a deodorant or mascara than by buttressing a show that screams girl power and body pride?

From The Daily Beast

No one thinks to transform him into an Adonis, to require him to mascara his lashes or tint his cheekbones a delicate pink.

From The Daily Beast

My victim was a stunned -- but cute -- girl with spider-webs drawn on her hands and smudged mascara running down her cheeks.

From Project Gutenberg

The road, 80 kilomtres long, which connects Mostaganem with Mascara, was covered to the whole of its extent.

From Project Gutenberg

On their return to Mascara, they fought at twelve paces: Froidefond fired first, and the Caïd fell, shot through the buttock.

From Project Gutenberg

Charlotte shut her eyes tight and pressed out the last tears, which ran into her rouge and streaked it with mascara.

From Project Gutenberg

There was mascara around her eyes and they dilated and blinked in a foolish and flirtatious way; her voice was syrup.

From Project Gutenberg