: 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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With age, some people get droopy eyelids and have a bit of skin surgically removed to fix it.
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Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
Yes How to Apply: On clean skin, apply nightly to dry eyelids (only on the upper lash line).
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
The actor and musician also adds a swoop of bronzer right atop the crease of her eyelid for a subtle hint of definition without the need for eye shadow.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Dec. 2024
Parents and carers of babies with darker skin may spot greyness more easily on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, lips, gums, and inside the eyelids.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025
Yes How to Apply: On clean skin, apply nightly to dry eyelids (only on the upper lash line).
—Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
The actor and musician also adds a swoop of bronzer right atop the crease of her eyelid for a subtle hint of definition without the need for eye shadow.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 27 Dec. 2024
Parents and carers of babies with darker skin may spot greyness more easily on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, lips, gums, and inside the eyelids.
—Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Eyelid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyelid. Accessed 11 Feb. 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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