D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Eyelid

/īl'-ĭdˌ/ · Eye·lid · IPA /ˈaɪ.lɪd/
01 n. The cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which an animal covers or uncovers the eyeball at pleasure.
  1. 1.
    The cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which an animal covers or uncovers the eyeball at pleasure.(Anat.)