eye-liningn.
/ˈʌɪˌlʌɪnɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈaɪˌlaɪnɪŋ/ The action, process, or result of applying a cosmetic eyeliner.
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1926 Washington Post 17 Jan. s12/1 The faces that you pass on the street today look like masks. There is..lipstick, eye shadowing, and eye lining.
1957 Anderson (Indiana) Daily Bull. 3 Dec. 5/9 Because eye-lining has become so popular, Max Factor advised her to carry the line..down along the rim.
1960 Sunday Express 6 Nov. 14/4 Gold eye-lining pencils.
1991 Sassy Aug. 81/1 Eyelining demands a certain amount of deftness.
2002 S. Stacey & J. Fairley 21st Cent. Beauty Bible 12/1 Bobbi Brown Mahogany Eyeshadow: a dark brown that I also use as an alternative to Terry's aubergine, for eye lining.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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