eyelid

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

eyelid
    n 1: either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or
         open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer" [syn:
         {eyelid}, {lid}, {palpebra}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Eyelid \Eye`lid"\, n. (Anat.)
   The cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which
   an animal covers or uncovers the eyeball at pleasure.
   [1913 Webster]

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