cat eye

or cat-eye

[ kat ahy ]

noun

1. Often cat eyes. an eyeliner application style in which a line on the top eyelid forms an upward stroke at the outer edge of the eye (often used attributively): a cat-eye look;

   a tutorial on how to achieve the perfect cat eye;

   a cat-eye look;

   Use a felt-tip eyeliner to draw even cat eyes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cat eye¹

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

The other is Amy Winehouse, who is known for her bold and dramatic cat eye.

From Salon

Sofia Coppola's "Priscilla" begins its retelling of Priscilla Presley's life with a girly montage of pink toenails on a plush soft pink carpet, a lash strip ready to be plastered on a dark cat eye and hairspray to hold her luminous, dyed locks.

From Salon

It was always the cat eye in high-wattage spangle.

From Washington Post

And the album’s high point is “Vigilante ____,” a slinky, moody electro-cabaret exhale about an antagonist that teems with narrative verve: “Draw the cat eye sharp enough to kill a man/You did some bad things but I’m the worst of them.”

From New York Times

The Frames Soprano have a “cat eye” design.

From The Verge