Meaning

1 senses

  1. An eyelid.

More definitions
  • either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye

Origin

Borrowing from Latin palpebra (“an eyelid”). Compare Middle English palpebre.

Borrowing from Latin palpebra (“an eyelid”). Compare Middle English palpebre.

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Forms

plural: palpebrae
Singularpalpebra
Pluralpalpebrae

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye:eyelidlid

Word family

4 related words
Relatedpalpebralpalpebrate
Derivedpalpebrofrontalpalpebronasal

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
palmB1palpablepalpatepalpitationpalsy
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