Talk:mascara
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Am wondering if there would be any problems with using "Mascara" as a verb, e.g. in sentence "She flashed a pair of well-mascararred eyes at me..."
In which case -- how would you spell the verb form of this word?
If Spanish can verbify this word, why not also English?
- Verbify away, although this is really more of an adjective. Several spellings are out there, we have already cited mascaraed. Ƿidsiþ 10:31, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
- Yes, you can, but it’s not a verb. The suffix -ed is not only the past tense/past participle of a verb, it also makes adjectives out of nouns with the sense of "having" what is denoted by the noun: a two-headed frog, a lilly-livered idiot, a long-haired hippie. These are not verbs, but adjectives made from nouns. —Stephen 10:31, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
- Verb added. It's in the OED. Don't know any translations I'm afraid. SemperBlotto 10:38, 13 July 2009 (UTC)