English noun: palpebra | |||
1. | palpebra (body) either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye | ||
Samples | His lids would stay open no longer. | ||
Synonyms | eyelid, lid | ||
Broader (hypernym) | protective fold | ||
Part holonym | cilium, conjunctiva, eyelash, lash | ||
Part meronym | eye, oculus, optic | ||