01 n. pl. The eyelashes.
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The eyelashes.(Anat.)
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Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many larval forms, they are locomotive organs.(Biol.)
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Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash.(Bot.)
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Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora.(Zool.)