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eyeliner

[ ahy-lahy-ner ]

noun

  1. a cosmetic for the eyelids, usually applied in a thin line close to the lashes to accentuate the eyes.


eyeliner

/ ˈaɪˌlaɪnə /

noun

  1. a cosmetic used to outline the eyes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of eyeliner1

First recorded in 1955–60; eye + liner 1
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Example Sentences

Too much eyeliner can sink into lines and wrinkles, where it can smudge and run.

This wipe gets all my eyeliner off, it gets the lip stain off, and my skin isn’t left feeling irritated or red, because I have very sensitive skin.

The would-be app started by inviting influencers on Instagram to make 90-second, mini-unboxing videos about air fryers or applying a new eyeliner, with the product link prominently displayed.

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You don’t want the eyeliner to be flickering on someone’s eyes and the second is to do it so fast that on a website in live video, you don’t notice any lag.

The Guide Wand, an eyeliner application tool, is a particularly stunning proof-of-concept.

The idea that women put eyeliner on the inside of their eyes everyday is crazy.

A couple of ladies, standing on tiptoe, are scribbling over it with eyeliner and lipstick.

With lots of eyeliner, black eyeliner, and like Blondie hair.

However, she does not downplay the amount of dark clothes and black eyeliner that are characteristic of her Caster ways.

I wore smudged black eyeliner, stacked dozens of Madonna-style plastic bracelets on my wrists and wore doorknocker hoop earrings.

Ange was bringing the white makeup and had promised to do my eyeliner and black nail-polish.

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