ciliary margin

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The border of the iris that is attached to the ciliary body.

The border of the tarsus of an eyelid.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

The citizens of Stevens Point defeated fluoridation by a healthy margin.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
Because of the thinness of the air, there is a very tight margin between the correct and incorrect airspeeds, as little as 50 mph.
Did Bad Weather Bring Down AirAsia 8501?|Clive Irving|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sixty-seven Republicans voted against it, a margin in line with estimates of many conservatives from earlier in the day.
‘Cromnibus’ Passes, But Did Anyone Win?|Ben Jacobs|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Being in an indie band is running a never-ending, rewarding, scary, low-margin small business.
How Much Money Does a Band Really Make on Tour?|Jack Conte|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

We believe in Him by a landslide 74 percent to 26 percent margin.
Up to a Point: Thanks to the Biggest Turkey, Uncle Sam|P. J. O’Rourke|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This paper was noted here and there on the margin, and had been obviously carefully read.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
The comparison of the cost of production, therefore, with the value of the raw material, shows a very large margin of profit.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
Along the sea-margin of the tongue of land between the rivers Mersey and Dee, the sand has been thrown up in domes.
Notes and Queries, Number 177, March 19, 1853|Various
He likens the walls to the page of a book, in which the glose, or commentary, was often written in the margin.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
On the other side was a narrow margin, and then a sheer wall of hills in exquisite verdure.
Mrs. Falchion, Complete|Gilbert Parker