: 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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This is a key way Dana Sellers, 41, manages her eczema, which pops up on her eyelids, under her eyes, around her nose, and on the bottom of her jaw.
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Alice Oglethorpe, SELF, 10 May 2024
Symptoms can include drooping eyelids, trouble swallowing, fatigue, weakness and difficulty breathing.
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Alice Oglethorpe, SELF, 10 May 2024
Symptoms can include drooping eyelids, trouble swallowing, fatigue, weakness and difficulty breathing.
—Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
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“Eyelid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyelid. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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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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