What does the word eyelid mean?
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One of the two movable folds of skin ( upper and lower eyelids), lined with conjunctiva, continuous with the integument of the face, in front of the eyeball. The free edge of each eyelid is stiffened with a framework of fibrous connective tissue, the tarsus, between which and the conjunctiva are the Meibomian glands. At the free margin of each eyelid is a row of stiff hairs, the cilia or eyelashes. The angle or junction of the eyelids at either side is called the canthus.
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[ Latin] One of the two folds projecting from above and below to protect and cover the eye. It bears on its edge the eyelashes( cilia) connected with sebaceous glands; is covered exteriorly by skin, interiorly by mucous membrane( palpebral conjunctiva); and contains in its interior a stiff framework of connective tissue( tarsus) which gives it solidity, and various glands( Meibomian glands, Zeissian glands).
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Usage examples for eyelid
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Note particularly the sudden change of plane usually marked by a fold, where the under eyelid meets the surface coming from the cheek bone. – The Practice and Science Of Drawing by Harold Speed
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Baltook, watching warily, never winked an eyelid; but his unwinking eyes spoke. – Dusty Star by Olaf Baker
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The scout's jaw dropped, and he stared at the little man, who stared up at him in return, one eyelid slightly lowered, an oddly provocative expression on his swarthy face. – Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager by Burt L. Standish
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