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eyelid
English
Etymology
From Middle English eyelidd, eye-led, ei?elid, eghe-lydd, y?e-lydd, ehlid, yhelidd, 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Generally superseded non-native Middle English palpebre (“eyelid”), borrowed from Latin palpebra (“eyelid”) (see Modern English palpebra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?.l?d/
Noun
eyelid (plural eyelids)
- A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.
Synonyms
- blepharon
- palpebra
Synonyms
- blepharon
Derived terms
- bat an eyelid
- eyelidded
- eyelidless
- hang by the eyelids
Related terms
- eyebrow
- eyelash
Translations
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tearpit
English
Etymology
tear +? pit
Noun
tearpit (plural tearpits)
- (anatomy) A cavity or pouch beneath the lower eyelid of most deer and antelope; the lachrymal sinus or larmier.
Anagrams
- -partite, partite, prattie
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