Definitions for eyelidˈaɪˌlɪd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
eye•lidˈaɪˌlɪd(n.)
the movable lid of skin that covers and uncovers the eyeball.
Category: Anatomy
Origin of eyelid:
1200–50
Princeton's WordNet
eyelid, lid, palpebra(noun)
either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
"his lids would stay open no longer"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
eyelid(noun)ˈaɪˌlɪd
the skin that covers your eye
Wiktionary
eyelid(Noun)
A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.
Webster Dictionary
Eyelid(noun)
the cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which an animal covers or uncovers the eyeball at pleasure
Translations for eyelid
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
eyelid(noun)
the movable piece of skin that covers or uncovers the eye.
- ooglidAfrikaans
- جَفْن العَيْنArabic
- клепачBulgarian
- pálpebraPortuguese (BR)
- víčkoCzech
- das AugenlidGerman
- øjenlågDanish
- βλέφαροGreek
- párpadoSpanish
- silmalaugEstonian
- پلکFarsi
- silmäluomiFinnish
- paupièreFrench
- עַפעָףHebrew
- पलकHindi
- kapakCroatian
- szemhéjHungarian
- kelopak mataIndonesian
- augnlokIcelandic
- palpebraItalian
- まぶたJapanese
- 눈꺼풀Korean
- akies vokasLithuanian
- plakstiņšLatvian
- kelopak mataMalay
- ooglidDutch
- øyenlokkNorwegian
- powiekaPolish
- پلکPersian
- بانوPashto
- pálpebraPortuguese
- pleoapăRomanian
- векоRussian
- viečkoSlovak
- vekaSlovenian
- očni kapakSerbian
- ögonlockSwedish
- หนังตาThai
- göz kapağıTurkish
- 眼瞼Chinese (Trad.)
- повікаUkrainian
- آنکھ کا اوپری یا نچلا پپوٹاUrdu
- mí mắtVietnamese
- 眼睑Chinese (Simp.)
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