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eye shadow

Word definitions for eye shadow in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Eye shadow is a cosmetic that is applied on the eyelids and under the eyebrows . It is commonly used to make the wearer's eyes stand out or look more attractive. Eye shadow can add depth and dimension to one's eyes, complement the eye color, make one's ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A slow tear ran down her cheek, smudging her green eye shadow . ▪ Blue eye shadow and long earrings were her only adornments; her fingers were ringless. ▪ Hookers don't even wear blue eye shadow . ▪ Instead, there is a seamless ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
makeup \make"up`\, make-up \make"-up`\(m[=a]k"[u^]p`), n. 1. The way in which the parts of anything are put together. The unthinking masses are necessarily teleological in their mental make-up. --L. F. Ward. The constituent parts of anything; as, the makeup ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. makeup that is applied to the eyelids and below the eyes to give a darker complexion there. n. makeup that is applied to the eyelids and below the eyes to give a darker complexion there.

Usage examples of eye shadow.

She wore a stock professional woman's suit and blouse, blue with faint stripes, and even though she didn't even seem to have lipstick on, let alone eye shadow, I couldn't get it outta my head that she was made-up like mad.

She would have been truly beautiful had she not worn unsheathed savagery like eye shadow.

The hair color du jour was fuchsia, over violet eye shadow, which matched her violet, elbow-length lace gloves.