under-lidn.
/ˈʌndəlɪd/, U.S. /ˈəndərˌlɪd/ 1. The lower lid of the eye.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [noun] > eyelid
breec890
eye-breeOE
eyelida1200
browc1200
lid (of the eye)c1220
palpebre?a1425
window1593
brow-lid1594
fin1604
under-lid1611
palpebra1634
cilia1715
eye-peeper1786
Madonna lid1863
eyewinker1923
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Soucille, th' vnder-lid of the eye.
1859 G. Meredith Ordeal Richard Feverel III. vi. 220 Her underlids worked.
1903 Smart Set 9 12 His under-lids were puffy and discolored.
2. A lid placed under another.
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the world > space > relative position > closed or shut condition > that which or one who closes or shuts > [noun] > closure for a vessel, tube, etc. > lid > types of
pot-lid1404
paten-bred1501
buckler1674
Moor's head1677
screw top1697
sarpush1698
Moor-head1712
saucepan lid1801
screw cap1806
pan lid1841
capsule1858
shutter-front1887
crown cap1898
shutter-lid1901
kettle-lid1903
under-lid1907
1907 J. H. Patterson Man-eaters of Tsavo xi. 122 Opening a tin of biscuits.., and not being able to pull off the under-lid with his fingers.
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