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eyeliner

US/ˈaɪˌlaɪnɚ/
nounB2+Common in everyday speech and writing · #8,222 of 15,258leans spoken

Other forms: eyeliners

Eyeliner is a line drawn along the edge of the eyelid. Apply eyeliner, liquid eyeliner, smudged eyeliner.

Pencil is easier and softer, liquid is sharper and far less forgiving, and gel sits between them. Ancient Egyptians of both sexes wore kohl in the same place, partly against glare and partly for the look, which makes it one of the oldest cosmetics there is.

Makeups at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Definitions of eyeliner

  1. 1nouneyelinerA line drawn along the edge of the eyelid.B2+

    “She put on mascara and a little black eyeliner before the party.”

eyeliner is a cosmetic.

Where it comes from

From eye + liner.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Beauty & Cosmetics

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eyeliner in the wild

  • Both male and female goths can wear dark eyeliner, dark nail polish and lipstick (most often black), and dramatic makeup.

    Gothic fashion

  • Amy Winehouse had a teardrop drawn on her face in eyeliner after her husband Blake entered the Pentonville prison hospital following a suspected drug overdose.

    Teardrop tattoo

  • Eye liner or eyeliner is a cosmetic used to define the eyes.

    Eye liner

  • Or a girl with excessive eyeliner and lots of Tumblr posts about self-harm.

    Edgelord

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.