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eyelid
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
eyelid
(noun)
bat
(verb)
eyelid
/
ˈ
aɪˌlɪd/
noun
plural
eyelids
eyelid
/
ˈ
aɪˌlɪd/
noun
plural
eyelids
Britannica Dictionary definition of EYELID
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:
either one of the two movable pieces of skin that cover your eye when it is closed
the upper/lower
eyelid
of the left eye
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see
picture
at
eye
not bat an eyelid
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see
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