: 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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The draw to these glitter eye shadows is their alluring sparkle atop the eyelid.
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Finally, pay attention to your eyelids, Miller says.
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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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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
This discharge can be clear, yellow, or green, and is usually sticky in nature - sometimes causing the individual to wake up with their eyelids stuck together.
—Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Finally, pay attention to your eyelids, Miller says.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
As one mother nodded off, her eyelids heavy, a nurse came in and whisked her baby away.
—Bryant Rousseau, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Eyelid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyelid. Accessed 20 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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