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Brown wore her blond tresses in waves, while her makeup consisted of winged eyeliner, white eye shadow and pink blush.—Hannah Malach, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025 From Sabrina Carpenter’s glowy blush to Olivia Rodrigo’s sharp winged liner, our list of makeup looks to recreate is almost never-ending.—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 28 Feb. 2025 Then, model Alva Claire attended the BAFTAs in a wispy updo which juxtaposed her curved, pencil-thin brows and blue winged liner.—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 24 Feb. 2025 Drooping clusters of yellow-green flowers hang from the tree’s branches in spring, and winged sugar maple seeds spiral to the ground in fall.—Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for winged
Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)
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The first known use of winged was
in the 14th century
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