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Definition of Eyelash

1. Noun. Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids.

Definition of Eyelash

1. n. The fringe of hair that edges the eyelid; -- usually in the pl.

Definition of Eyelash

1. Noun. One of the hairs which grow along the edge of eyelids. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Eyelash

1. a hair growing on the edge of an eyelid [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Eyelash

1. One of the stiff hairs projecting from the margin of the eyelid. Synonym: cilium. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eyelash

Literary usage of Eyelash

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1874)
"I notion of the needle as close to the offending eyelash as possible, 13, if it be made at. a little distance, the resiliency of the hair causes t gradually ..."

2. Psychological Effects of Alcohol: An Experimental Investigation of the by Raymond Dodge, Francis Gano Benedict (1915)
"eyelash. Since the eyelashes of different subjects are very often different ... For photographically recording the shadows of the eyelash and noise stimulus ..."

3. Diary of a Daly Débutante: Being Passages from the Journal of a Member of by Dora Knowlton Thompson Ranous (1910)
"floating up from the front rows whenever we moved or a new girl came' on; no one smiled a smile or fluttered an eyelash. I hope the Governor noticed how ..."

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