: 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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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2025
Chagas disease symptoms include swollen eyelids, fever, diarrhea and loss of appetite.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
For lateral canthal lines, or crow's feet, eyelid swelling occurs in about 1 percent of cases.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Thank you to every single one of you who was a part of this tour, watched online, dressed up and put glitter on your eyelids.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Eyelid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyelid. Accessed 2 Oct. 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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