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| eyelash |
the short, fine hairs that grow on the edge of the upper or lower eyelid; a single one of these hairs. |
| eyelid |
Your eyelid is the skin that covers the part of your eye that you see with. When your eyelid is down, we say your eye is closed. When it is up, we say your eye is open. When you blink, you move your eyelids very quickly. |
| lid |
a fold of skin and muscle that can be closed over the eye; eyelid. [1/2 definitions] |
| sty2 |
a small, swollen gland on the edge of the eyelid. |
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