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eyelid
[ ahy-lid ]
eyelid
/ ˈaɪˌlɪd /
noun
- either of the two muscular folds of skin that can be moved to cover the exposed portion of the eyeball palpebral
- Also calledclamshell aeronautics a set of movable parts at the rear of a jet engine that redirect the exhaust flow to assist braking during landing
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Close enough to see the tiny scar on his eyelid that looks like a birthmark.
The $16 plastic frame appears to push up into the eyelid cover to separate it from the lid.
In response, Chen sought double-eyelid surgery, also known as East Asian blepharoplasty.
We could find Waldo anywhere while tripping—like beneath a fingernail or inside our eyelid.
Her career, however, was sidelined after an auto accident in which, among other injuries, her left eyelid was detached.
Love has come rushing to the beck of a tip-tilted chin, or the tone of a voice, or the droop of an eyelid.
And they can be located even when hidden back of an eyelid as was the case in one instance, that of an infant.
David, terrified, lifted the half-closed eyelid of the youth: his eye was immovable, dull and glassy.
The fever held on; the issue of life and death seemed to hang upon the flutter of an eyelid.
The lips are pale, the red of the eyelids, seen by turning down the lower eyelid, will exhibit a similar appearance.
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