eyelid, lid, palpebra
(noun) either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; “his lids would stay open no longer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
eyelid (plural eyelids)
A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.
• blepharon
Source: Wiktionary
Eye`lid", n. (Anat.)
Definition: The cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which an animal covers or uncovers the eyeball at pleasure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 June 2025
(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
