eyelid

Meaning

A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.

Synonyms

lid

palpebra

eyelash

eyelashes

eyelids

foreskin

inner

mole

nevus

outer

prepuce

coloboma

eye lid

butt hinge

blinker

blepharon

eaves

eye

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaɪ.lɪd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: eyelidd

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Oogenlid

Cognate with Western Frisian: eachlid

Cognate with Dutch: ooglid

Cognate with German: Augenlid

In summary

From Middle English eyelidd, eye-led, eiȝelid, eghe-lydd, yȝe-lydd, ehlid, yhelidd, equivalent to eye + lid. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Oogenlid (“eyelid”), West Frisian eachlid (“eyelid”), Dutch ooglid (“eyelid”), German Low German Ooglidd (“eyelid”), German Augenlid (“eyelid”).
Generally superseded non-native Middle English palpebre (“eyelid”), borrowed from Latin palpebra (“eyelid”) (see Modern English palpebra).