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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Doctors specialising in surgery around the eyes say a concerning number of patients are reporting problems from having had cheap so-called "bleph" surgery on their eyelids, typically abroad.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
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
Nurses and doctors wore biohazard suits and three layers of medical gloves when they entered his room, swabbing him for virus up his nostrils and in other sites like his eyelids twice a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026
On my closed eyelids the sun glimmered and blazed.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
