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palpebra

pal·pebra

UK/ˈpal.pɪb.ɹə/ US/ˈpæl.pəb.ɹə/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

  • “his lids would stay open no longer”
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Borrowing from Latin palpebra (“an eyelid”). Compare Middle English palpebre.

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