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 fluid
2 : eyelash