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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Makeup used to outline the eyes.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun a cosmetic powder of a dark tint, applied to the eyelid close to the base of the eyelashes to accentuate the eyes. Compare eye shadow.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Makeup used to outline the eye, generally applied along or close to the lashline.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun makeup applied to emphasize the shape of the eyes

Etymologies

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eye + liner

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