: 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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No one with half a brain will bat an eyelid as there are many people with the same name.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
This occurs when the parasite gets into the eyelid, usually when an infected host rubs the triatomine's fecal matter into their eye by accident.
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However, one of the key signs of the disease is particularly severe swelling of the eyelid, per UCLA Health.
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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.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
This occurs when the parasite gets into the eyelid, usually when an infected host rubs the triatomine's fecal matter into their eye by accident.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
However, one of the key signs of the disease is particularly severe swelling of the eyelid, per UCLA Health.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 6 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
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“Eyelid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyelid. Accessed 15 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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