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

The tablet is propped up in a cozy-looking bedroom next to a lava lamp, a mascara tube and a framed portrait of the girl and her dog.

From Los Angeles Times

Although she has been at the station for years, some things are still novel, like the mascara she wears before going on camera, and which she says weighs down her eyelids.

From BBC

They sang every word, every ad lib, of every song - some with mascara running, others with hands clasped to their chests.

From BBC

At New York Fashion week, coloured mascara was all the rage and the cobalt blue mascara was a particular stand out at LaQuan Smith's catwalk.

From BBC

I already had my outfit picked out, but I had to do mascara and my hair.

From Los Angeles Times