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EYELID

\ˈa͡ɪlɪd], \ˈa‍ɪlɪd], \ˈaɪ_l_ɪ_d]\

Definitions of EYELID

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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The movable skin which covers over and closes the eye.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

One of the fleshy curtains that can be closed over the eyes.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. The cover of the eye.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

The membrane that shuts over the eye.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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