eyelash

noun

eye·​lash ˈī-ˌlash 

1

: the fringe of hair edging the eyelid

—usually used in plural

2

: a single hair of the eyelashes

3

: hairbreadth

Examples of eyelash in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bernardine and Rosemary visited a department store where a clueless salesgirl helped Rosemary, in her new wig, apply makeup — orange-pink lipstick that worked in all the wrong ways, dark brown eye pencil, and false eyelashes. —Susannah Cahalan, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2025

The surgeons stare through glasses with microscopes to connect new blood vessels with a needle that’s thinner than an eyelash, using thread less than half the width of a human hair. —T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 12 Apr. 2025

Newcastle fans can feel justifiably angry by the notion that a team will waltz off with their No 9 with a flutter of eyelashes and a wad of cash. —Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025

Folks don’t even bat an eyelash at the pasta that seems to be spilling out from under my Yohji Yamamoto sleeve. —Christian Allaire, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1675, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing eyelash

• not bat an eye/eyelash
• without batting an eyelash

Rhymes for eyelash

• calabash
• ash
• bash
• brash
• cache
• cash
• clash
• crash
• dash
• flash
• gash
• hash

Kids Definition

eyelash

noun

eye·​lash -ˌlash 

: a single hair of the fringe on the eyelid

Medical Definition

eyelash

noun

eye·​lash ˈī-ˌlash 

1

: the fringe of hair edging the eyelid

—usually used in plural

2

: a single hair of the eyelashes