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mas·car·a

(mă-skăr′ə)

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

tr.v. mas·car·aed, mas·car·a·ing, mas·car·as

To apply mascara to.

[Probably Spanish máscara, mask; akin to Italian maschera; see mask.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

mascara

(mæˈskɑːrə)

(Hairdressing & Grooming) a cosmetic substance for darkening, colouring, and thickening the eyelashes, applied with a brush or rod

[C20: from Spanish: mask]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

mas•car•a

(mæˈskær ə; Brit. -ˈskɑr ə)
n.

1. a cosmetic applied to the eyelashes to make them appear darker or longer.

v.t.

2. to apply mascara to.

[1885–90; < Sp; see mask]

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Noun

mascara - makeup that is used to darken and thicken the eye lashes

makeup, make-up, war paint - cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance

Translations

مَاسْكَارَا

řasenka

mascara

ripsiväri

maskara

マスカラ

마스카라

mascara

เครื่องสำอางค์ใช้ทาขนตา

rimel

mascara

染睫毛油

mascara

[mæsˈkɑːrə] N → rímel ® m

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mascara

[mæˈskɑːrə] n → mascara m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mascara

n → Wimperntusche f, → Maskara f

vt → tuschen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mascara

[mæsˈkɑːrə] n → mascara m inv

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mascara

→ مَاسْكَارَا řasenka mascara Mascara μάσκαρα rímel ripsiväri mascara maskara mascara マスカラ 마스카라 mascara mascara tusz do rzęs rímel тушь mascara เครื่องสำอางค์ใช้ทาขนตา rimel mascara 染睫毛油

mascara

n rímel m

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dream team MASCARA AND MAKEUP REMOVER; Monday I HAVE pathetic little eyelashes, so I'm always on the lookout for the latest mega-mascara. It's got to be lengthening, thickening and sometimes waterproof, too. But I've found that some of my favourites really do stay put - even when I'm trying to get it off at the end of the day. So, here's my tried and tested faves and the removers that really get the job done

OUR testers put the latest waterproof mascaras to the test GIVENCHY NOIR COUTURE WATERPROOF MASCARA BLACK VELVET PS25, House of Fraser (.houseoffraser.co."IT'S hard not to lay it on thick with this statement-making mascara, which, once applied, refuses to budge.

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OUR testers put the latest waterproof mascaras to the test GIVENCHY NOIR COUTURE WATERPROOF MASCARA BLACK VELVET PS25, House of Fraser (.houseoffraser.co.uk) "IT'S hard not to lay it on thick with this statement-making mascara, which, once applied, refuses to budge.

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YSL VINYL COUTURE MASCARA, PS25 The claim: Vinylbased formulas that don't go chalky or dull, unlike other colour mascaras.

LET'S GO ON THE LASH &Tried tested & Fine, sparse or fair eyelashes? Our testers Octavia and Zoe - who have very different lashes - lift the lid on latest techy mascaras

YSL Vinyl Couture Mascara, PS25 The claim: Vinyl-based formulas that don't go chalky or dull, unlike other colour mascaras.

Mascara innovations Tried & tested; Fine, sparse, fair or just not enough of them? Fix your lash woes with these new techy mascaras

And unlike most volumising mascaras, this doesn't clump or smudge and is easily removed with warm water.

TAKE 3 Marvellous mascaras

Foram apresentadas, como estimulos, mascaras concavas com projecoes perspectivas e ortograficas, nas tonalidades bege e cinza-medio, e com 11 texturas diferentes de ruido.

The hollow face illusion strength in stereoscopic viewing condition under effects of color, lightning orientation and rotation/Efeitos da cor, iluminacao e rotacao na ilusao estereoscopica da mascara concava

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(WWP), a leading provider of cosmetic packaging components and plastic tubes, has developed and manufactured a unique-to-client case for the Wink line of mascaras from Butter London.