Words / B2

YL-ash/ˈaɪlæʃ/

An eyelash is one of the short hairs along the edge of the eyelid: a false eyelash; an eyelash in. Eyelid (this batch) is the skin fold; brow is higher on the face; cilium is the biology twin. Label the eyelash on the eye diagram, then the function. Mix-up: eyelash vs eyelid; eyesight; do not write eyelash for eyebrow hair in the source.

Meaning

One of the short hairs that grow along the edge of the eyelid.

Examples

• “Label the eyelash on the eye diagram, then the function, the biology paper said.”
• “A trapped eyelash featured in the first-aid note, which is still a named irritant — not a mascara slogan.”

Good to know

an eyelash; false eyelashes. Neighbour: eyelid (this batch). Contrast: eyebrow. Trap: eyesight. Biology and PSHE. A hair on the lid edge — label it, do not swap with brow or lid.

Near in meaning

lash, cilium, lid hair

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