noun

eyelid

eyelid

Her eyelids felt very heavy.

Her eyelids felt very heavy.

He closed his eyelids and fell asleep.

He closed his eyelids and fell asleep.

((a/an/the)) eyelid the piece of skin that covers the eye Her eyelids felt very heavy.

Synonyms: N/A

A compound of 'eye' and 'lid'. 'Lid' comes from Old English 'hlid'.

Think of it as the 'lid' that covers your 'eye', just like a lid on a jar.

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