mas‧ca‧ra /mæˈskɑːrə $ mæˈskærə/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Italian; Origin: maschera 'mask']
a dark substance used to colour your eyelashes and make them look thicker

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

mascara
noun
ADJ. thick | waterproof
VERB + MASCARA wear | apply, put on | remove | smudge Her tears had smudged her mascara.
MASCARA + VERB run, smudge
MASCARA + NOUN brush, wand

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

make-up coloured substances that are put on your face to improve or change your appearance:
I don’t usually wear much make-up.
cosmetics creams, powders etc that you use on your face and body in order to look more attractive:
a range of cosmetics and toiletries
lipstick a substance you use for adding colour to your lips, in the shape of a small stick:
She was wearing bright red lipstick.
eyeshadow coloured cream or powder that you put on your eyelids
eyeliner something you use for adding a line of colour at the edges of your eyelids to make your eyes look bigger or more noticeable
mascara a dark substance you use to colour your eyelashes and make them look thicker
blusher (also blush American English, rouge old-fashioned) red or pink cream or powder used for making your cheeks look slightly more pink
foundation a cream the same colour as your skin that you put on your face before the rest of your make-up

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