mascara
noun/mæˈskɑːrə/
/mæˈskærə/
[uncountable, countable]- a type of make-up that is put on eyelashes to make them look dark and thick
- waterproof mascara
- Don’t cry or your mascara will run.
- I wiped most of the mascara from under my eyes.
- They sell a range of eyeliners and mascaras.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- thick
- waterproof
- …
- wear
- apply
- put on
- …
- run
- smear
- smudge
- …
- brush
- wand
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Italian, literally ‘mask’, from Arabic mask̲ara ‘buffoon’.Want to learn more?
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