| English noun: eyelid | |||
| 1. | eyelid (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 | lid, palpebra | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | protective fold | ||
| Part holonym | cilium, conjunctiva, eyelash, lash | ||
| Part meronym | eye, oculus, optic | ||