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a tiny bouncer for your eyeball, evicting dust before it dreams of entry.
means One of the short curved hairs growing along the edge of the eyelid, which helps shield the eye from dust, debris, and bright light.
from A plain compound of "eye" and "lash." "Eye" descends from Old English "ēage," a deep Germanic root with cousins across Europe (German "Auge," Latin "oculus"). "Lash" is the curious half: in late medieval English it meant a stroke or blow of a whip, and by extension the flexible tip of the whip itself — possibly imitative of the swishing sound. Those slender, flicking hairs along the eyelid apparently looked enough like little whip-tips that the name stuck, giving us "eyelash" by around the 16th–17th century.
- Lifespan
- Each lash lives only about five months.
- Mite hotel
- Microscopic Demodex mites likely live in yours now.
- No tan
- Lashes never get goosebumps or sunburn.
- Reflex trigger
- Touching one snaps your eyes shut instantly.
- Ancient kohl
- Egyptians darkened lashes to block sun glare.
eyelash mites — demodex folliculorum parasites live in human eyelash follicles, found on nearly all adults
false lashes by ardell — most popular commercial false eyelash brand, sold globally since 1971