Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cosmetic applied to thicken, lengthen, and usually darken the eyelashes.
- transitive verb To apply mascara to.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eye lashes, usually applied with a small brush.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
cosmetic used todarken andthicken theeyelashes . - verb To
apply mascara to the eyelashes
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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I'm laughing so hard that I'm crying and mascara is running down my face, so now I look like a freak.
Why I don't ski alison 2010
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July 17th, 2009 8: 13 pm ET the mascara is starting to come off this clown
Democrats splinter in contentious health care reform debate 2009
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When the 10 pm news does a "piece" on which mascara is best, I don't find that news rather as advertising.
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I’ve been discovering the Joe Fresh line; awesome stuff, mascara is great, prices are wonderful!
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I cannot presume to compete with the witty, amazingly well-worded comments so far (the mascara is running down my face as I type!) …. just offering up the possibility that Scott (” they assured me they were not involved”) Mac … has been re-assigned … to guard duty on Air Force One so that Bushie will always know his mountain bike is safe!
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I cannot presume to compete with the witty, amazingly well-worded comments so far (the mascara is running down my face as I type!) …. just offering up the possibility that Scott (” they assured me they were not involved”) Mac … has been re-assigned … to guard duty on Air Force One so that Bushie will always know his mountain bike is safe!
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The mascara was a little smeary, but it would pass.
Twenty-Ten 2010
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Now picture the scene: I'm in my office, looking like a house frau who has yet to discover this "thing" called mascara, while my husband is dressed like the second coming of Cary Grant.
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"Lashes" might bring to a reader's mind mascara, which is right up there with coffee in my addictions.
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Their mascara is the best around, along with all the vibrant colors that make you feel alive, like you're riding a carousel.
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