eyelid

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eyelid (with eyelashes growing from it)

Etymology

From Middle English eyelidd, eye-led, eiȝelid, eghe-lydd, yȝe-lydd, ehlid, yhelidd, equivalent to eye +‎ lid. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oogenlid (“eyelid”), West Frisian eachlid (“eyelid”), Dutch ooglid (“eyelid”), German Low German Ooglidd (“eyelid”), German Augenlid (“eyelid”).

Generally superseded non-native Middle English palpebre (“eyelid”), borrowed from Latin palpebra (“eyelid”) (see Modern English palpebra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ.lɪd/
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  • Rhymes: -aɪlɪd

Noun

eyelid (plural eyelids)

  1. A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.

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