: either of the movable folds of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball
Examples of eyelid in a Sentence
the upper eyelid of the left eye
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As one mother nodded off, her eyelids heavy, a nurse came in and whisked her baby away.
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Bryant Rousseau, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
An Octagon doctor stopped Covington’s fight with Joaquin Buckley in the third round because of a massive gash on the former’s right eyelid.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
In one snap, Bristowe posed for a selfie in bed while showing followers her swollen, pink eyelids, while another image showed her in a medical facility still wearing her blue hairnet.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
That glazed-donut shimmer is nowhere in sight—except for on her eyelids.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Dec. 2024
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Bryant Rousseau, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
An Octagon doctor stopped Covington’s fight with Joaquin Buckley in the third round because of a massive gash on the former’s right eyelid.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
In one snap, Bristowe posed for a selfie in bed while showing followers her swollen, pink eyelids, while another image showed her in a medical facility still wearing her blue hairnet.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
That glazed-donut shimmer is nowhere in sight—except for on her eyelids.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Eyelid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyelid. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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eyelid
noun
eye·lid
ˈī-ˌlid 
: one of the movable lids of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball
Medical Definition
eyelid
noun
eye·lid
ˈī-ˌlid
: either of the movable lids of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eyeball
called also palpebra
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