eyelash

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈaɪlæʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈaɪˌlæʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ī′lash′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
eye•lash /ˈaɪˌlæʃ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Anatomyany of the short hairs growing in a fringe on the edge of an eyelid.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
eye•lash  (ī′lash′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anatomyone of the short, thick, curved hairs growing as a fringe on the edge of an eyelid.
  2. Anatomythe fringe of hairs itself.
  • eye + lash1 1745–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
eyelash /ˈaɪˌlæʃ/ n
  1. any one of the short curved hairs that grow from the edge of the eyelids
  2. a row or fringe of these hairs
'eyelash' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
brae - cilium - lash - winker - badderlocks - cilia - draw - eyewinker - seel

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