: 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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Seborrheic dermatitis can also affect parts of the face, especially the folds around the nose, in and around the ears, forehead, eyebrows and eyelids.
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Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 20 Nov. 2024
Following X-rays, doctors stitched her eyelid back together.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Another bug known to cause bug bites on the eyelid are bedbugs.
—Andrew Greenberg, Verywell Health, 12 Sep. 2024
Simply place the stencil against your eyelid, follow the guidelines, and fill in your eyeliner.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 20 Nov. 2024
Following X-rays, doctors stitched her eyelid back together.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 2 Oct. 2024
Another bug known to cause bug bites on the eyelid are bedbugs.
—Andrew Greenberg, Verywell Health, 12 Sep. 2024
Simply place the stencil against your eyelid, follow the guidelines, and fill in your eyeliner.
—Mia Meltzer, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Eyelid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyelid. Accessed 28 Nov. 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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