[n] - any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
Eyelash: One of the familiar stiff hairs that project from the margin of the eyelid. Eyelashes tend to be noticed mainly when something goes wrong with them. An eyelash gets in your eye and irritates it; you have an ingrown eyelash; your eyelashes fall out, etc.
Eye'lash` noun 1. The fringe of hair that edges the eyelid; -- usually in the plural 2. A hair of the fringe on the edge of the eyelid. 
One of the stiff hairs projecting from the margin of the eyelid. ... Synonym: cilium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
lash noun any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
(i´lash) cilium; one of the hairs growing on the edge of an eyelid.
• (n.) A hair of the fringe on the edge of the eyelid. • (n.) The fringe of hair that edges the eyelid; -- usually in the pl.
(from the article `integument`) ...supply. These specialized hairs are few in number, their distribution being confined chiefly to the lips, cheeks, and nostrils and around the ... ...coloration seen in some people with alterations in health. The skin has sweat glands and hairs. As the junction between skin and conjunctiva is ... [2 ...
eyelash A stiff hair on the margin of the eyelid. Related 'eye' or 'eye part' word families: blepharo-; core-; corneo-; lenti-, lens-; lenticulo-; irido-; ocelli-; oculo-; ; op-, -optic; opo-; ophthalmo-; phaco-; pupillo-; retino-; uveo-.
Eyelash is London Cockney rhyming slang for to urinate (slash).
Type: Term Pronunciation: ī′lash Definitions: 1. One of the stiff hairs projecting from the margin of the eyelid. Synonyms: cilium1
An eyelash or simply lash is one of the hairs that grow at the edge of the eyelid. Eyelashes protect the eye from debris and perform some of the same function as whiskers do on a cat or a mouse in the sense that they are sensitive to being touched, thus providing a warning that an object (such as an insect or dust mite) is near the eye (which then...
A line of dark feathers passing above the eye of the bird and giving a good finished to the appearance of the cap.