Eyebrow pencil - eyebrow pencil

Japanese: アイブロー・ペンシル - あいぶろーぺんしる
Eyebrow pencil - eyebrow pencil

...But by the mid-19th century, eyebrow ink, made by mixing lamp soot with creams or ointments, had begun to be used. During World War I, soft-leaded pencils were developed to mark the wounded soldiers who were undergoing surgery at German field hospitals, and it is said that after the war, these were adapted for eyebrow ink, resulting in the development of the eyebrow pencil. In recent years, mechanical pencil types have also been produced that do not require sharpening.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "eyebrow pencil" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…それでも19世紀中ごろにはクリームや軟膏にランプのすすを混ぜ合わせたまゆ墨が使われるようになった。第1次大戦のとき,ドイツの野戦病院で多くの傷病兵を手術する際,目印を描くために芯の柔らかい鉛筆を開発したが,戦後になってこれをまゆ墨に応用したのがアイブロー・ペンシルeyebrow pencilだといわれている。さらに近年は削らなくともすむようにシャープペンシル・タイプも出されている。…

※「アイブロー・ペンシル」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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