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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEyelid
/ˈaɪ.lɪd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Each of the upper and lower folds of skin which cover the eye when closed.
"She closed her heavy eyelids and drifted off to sleep."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word derives from Old English 'ēaglīd', a compound of 'ēage' (eye) and 'līd' (joint, limb, or movement), reflecting its function as the movable fold covering the eye. Over centuries, the second element merged phonetically and semantically with 'lid', cementing its modern structural meaning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eyelid" is said worldwide
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paupière
Transliteration: paupière
"Elle a cligné des paupières."
Augenlid
Transliteration: Augenlid
"Er schloss sein Augenlid."
palpebra
Transliteration: palpebra
"Aveva la palpebra gonfia."
párpado
Transliteration: párpado
"Sintió un picor en el párpado."
pálpebra
Transliteration: pálpebra
"Ela fechou a pálpebra lentamente."
पलक
Transliteration: palak
"उसकी पलक झपक रही थी।"
眼睑
Transliteration: yǎnjiǎn
"他闭上了眼睑。"
눈꺼풀
Transliteration: nunkkeopul
"그는 눈꺼풀을 깜빡였다."
まぶた
Transliteration: mabuta
"彼女やまぶたを閉じた。"
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