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eyelid definition

eye·lid (-lid′)

noun

either of the two movable folds of flesh that cover and uncover the front of the eyeball

Etymology: ME eielid, eien lidd: see eye & lid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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