eyeshadow

See also: eye shadow

English

Eyeshadow

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ-der.

Proto-Germanic *augô

Proto-West Germanic *augā

Old English ēage

Middle English eye

English eye

English shadow

English eyeshadow

From eye + shadow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɪˌʃæd.əʊ/

Noun

eyeshadow (countable and uncountable, plural eyeshadows)

1. Alternative spelling of eye shadow

Derived terms

• eyeshadowed

References

• “eyeshadow”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.