Main Entry:

cil·i·um

Pronunciation:

\ˈsi-lē-əm\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural cil·ia \-lē-ə\

Etymology:

New Latin, from Latin, eyelid; akin to Latin celare to conceal — more at hell

Date:

1794

1: a minute short hairlike process often forming part of a fringe ; especially : one on a cell that is capable of lashing movement and serves especially in free unicellular organisms to produce locomotion or in higher forms a current of fluid2: eyelash