: 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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Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Symptoms of Chagas disease include fever, fatigue, body aches, headache, rash, loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting, and eyelid swelling.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Lindsey detailed her daughter’s injuries as seven stab wounds to the back, three to the chest, four to the head, including one to an eyelid, two to the palm while trying to fend off the attack, and one to the arm.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Nor can words effectively describe the inexplicable heaviness of your eyelids during a good cuddle session.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Eyelid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyelid. Accessed 12 Sep. 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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