eyelid

2 definitions found

eyelid - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Eyelid \Eye`lid"\, n. (Anat.)
     The cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which
     an animal covers or uncovers the eyeball at pleasure.
     [1913 Webster]

eyelid - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  eyelid
      n 1: either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or
           open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer" [syn:
           eyelid, lid, palpebra]