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eyelash

American  
[ahy-lash] / ˈaɪˌlæʃ /

noun

  1. one of the short, thick, curved hairs growing as a fringe on the edge of an eyelid.

  2. the fringe of hairs itself.

eyelash British  
/ ˈaɪˌlæʃ /

noun

  1. any one of the short curved hairs that grow from the edge of the eyelids

  2. a row or fringe of these hairs

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Etymology

Origin of eyelash

First recorded in 1745–55; eye + lash 1

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