eyelash
USY-lash/ˈaɪlæʃ/
Pluraleyelashes
- 1One of the hairs that grow along the edge of an eyelid.
A single eyelash had landed on the rim of her glasses.
Thick eyelashes help shield the eye from windblown grit.
Note
A plain compound of eye and lash, and the second half often stands alone with the same meaning: lashes for eyelashes. In anatomy and dermatology the precise term is cilium, so a clinical description may use it where everyday English says eyelash. These short, curved hairs grow in rows from the margin of each lid and help keep dust and airborne particles out of the eye.
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Origin
Formed from 'eye' plus 'lash'.