mascara

(mas kar′ə)

noun

a cosmetic preparation for coloring or darkening the eyelashes or eyebrows

Origin: Sp máscara, a mask < It maschera: see mask

to put mascara on

See mascara in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A cosmetic applied to thicken, lengthen, and usually darken the eyelashes.

transitive verb mas·car·aed, mas·car·a·ing, mas·car·as

To apply mascara to.

Origin:

Origin: Probably Spanish máscara, mask

Origin: ; akin to Italian maschera; see mask

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