: 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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Her patron saint might be the actor Madelyn Cline, who showed up apologetically late to lunch on a gray afternoon in early spring, her eyelids heavy, her hair pillowcase-teased.
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Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 10 July 2025
Her makeup was equally as playful, consisting of inky eyeliner buffed on her eyelids and drawn in her waterline, baby pink blush on her cheekbones, thin brows and a brown-mauve lip shade.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
But then in 2021, Langley noticed one of her eyelids was drooping.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 July 2025
This is especially true for light-colored cats or those with thin fur, and is common on areas of the body, including the bridge of the nose, ear tips, eyelids, lips, abdomen, armpits, groin, and inner thighs.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 10 July 2025
Her makeup was equally as playful, consisting of inky eyeliner buffed on her eyelids and drawn in her waterline, baby pink blush on her cheekbones, thin brows and a brown-mauve lip shade.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
But then in 2021, Langley noticed one of her eyelids was drooping.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 July 2025
This is especially true for light-colored cats or those with thin fur, and is common on areas of the body, including the bridge of the nose, ear tips, eyelids, lips, abdomen, armpits, groin, and inner thighs.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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“Eyelid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyelid. Accessed 21 Jul. 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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