: 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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Those of us without earplugs stupidly massaged our jaws, heads tilted, eyelids quivering, listening to overtones through our teeth.
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Kaylie Guerrero, the youngest daughter of Eddie Guerrero, posted a brief clip of herself with a bloodied face from a cut on her eyelid.
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Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 28 Nov. 2025
The company added that botulism is rare but serious, and shared symptoms to look for in infants, such as constipation, poor feeding, ptosis (drooping eyelid) and sluggish pupils.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
Kaylie Guerrero, the youngest daughter of Eddie Guerrero, posted a brief clip of herself with a bloodied face from a cut on her eyelid.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Symptoms of infant botulism, which can take weeks to develop, can include poor feeding, loss of head control, drooping eyelids and a flat facial expression, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Eyelid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyelid. Accessed 2 Dec. 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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