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eyelash

[ahy-lash] / ˈaɪˌlæʃ /




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It's something that I just evolved into doing and I use my eyelash as a paintbrush.

From BBC Mar. 16, 2026

Many species are no wider than an eyelash and typically grow close to the ground in damp, shaded environments.

From Science Daily Jan. 1, 2026

Years later, when my salary broke six figures, I found myself dropping $20 on a fancy cocktail without batting a designer-mascaraed eyelash.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

CassieAnn said it felt like she had a "small eyelash" on her eye the next day after the procedure, but it disappeared within a day.

From Salon May 4, 2025

Every fallen eyelash and first firefly of summer .

From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson

Daisy Kelly's business was inspired by a personal problem - for years she'd been pulling out her eyelashes.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

She hid her habit with lash extensions, but when beauty salons closed during Covid Daisy decided to create a serum to help her eyelashes grow back.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

“I had long, black hair. Losing that wasn’t bad. But I lost the hair on my face — my eyebrows, my eyelashes — that was hard. But I always knew it just had to be.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 2026

In another, her eyelashes evoked those of a llama.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 2025

Embla and Ask stayed in Midgard, safe behind the wall the gods had made from Ymir’s eyelashes.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman




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