eyelid
noun
the movable lid of skin that serves to cover and uncover the eyeball.
eyelids
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pluralof eyelid.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Jasmine Karipayeva, 27 from Kazakhstan, decided to have blepharoplasty -- surgery to remove skin from the eyelids -- after "coming across a video on TikTok", lured by low prices and pictures of professional-looking surgery.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Other symptoms include constipation, drooping eyelids, sluggish pupils and a weak cry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
Their long, heavy eyelids give them a look of drowsy calm; the adjective most often associated with them is “chill.”
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
One literally eye-opening scene features a corpse’s eyelids being sewn to stay up so that she can be made up, propped up, and seated in a family photograph with her siblings and parents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
She was starting to doze in front of the fire, the warmth and comfort conspiring to make her eyelids heavy, when the front door slammed.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
