Eyelid Meaning
/ˈaɪ.lɪd/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.
Sentence Examples
My eyelid feels hot.
An eyelid opens wide.
Tim's mother did not bat an eyelid when he came out as gay.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His drooping ____ half-covered his eye during the boring lecture.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A small insect bit her on the ____, causing it to swell up and turn a bright shade of red.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English eyelidd, eye-led, eiȝelid, eghe-lydd, yȝe-lydd, ehlid, yhelidd, from an unrecorded Old English *ēaghlid (“eyelid”), from Proto-West Germanic *augahlid (“eyelid”), equivalent to eye + lid. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oogenlid (“eyelid”), West Frisian eachlid (“eyelid”), Dutch ooglid (“eyelid”), German Low German Ooglidd (“eyelid”), German Augenlid (“eyelid”). Generally superseded non-native Middle English palpebre (“eyelid”), borrowed from Latin palpebra (“eyelid”) (see Modern English palpebra).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"By his neeſings a light doth ſhine, and his eyes are like the eye-liddes of the morning."
— 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 41:18, column 2:
"[…] the frightened or insane eyes of an animal, sometimes with eyelids closed in escapeful slumber."
— 2000, Joshua P. Warren, The Evil in Asheville, page 246:
"Allergan, the company that turned an obscure muscle paralyzer for eyelid spasms, Botox, into a blockbuster wrinkle smoother, hopes to perform cosmetic alchemy yet again."
— 2009 January 14, Natasha Singer, “Love the Eyelashes. Who Is Your Doctor?”, in The New York Times:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His drooping ____ half-covered his eye during the boring lecture.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
A small insect bit her on the ____, causing it to swell up and turn a bright shade of red.