a substance that is put on eyelashes to make them look dark and thickwaterproof mascaraDon’t cry or your mascara will run.I wiped most of the mascara from under my eyes.Wordfindermake-upblusher,cleanser,eyeliner,eyeshadow,foundation,lipstick,make-up,mascara,moisturizer,nail polishOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveheavy,thick,waterproof,…verb + mascarawear,apply,put on,…mascara + verbrun,smear,smudge,…mascara + nounbrush,wandSeefull entrySee related entries:Beauty productsWord Originlate 19th cent.: from Italian, literally ‘mask’, from Arabic mask̲ara ‘buffoon’.
See mascara in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
