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Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
Answer for the clue "Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye ", 8 letters:
palpebra
Word definitions for palpebra in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The eyelid.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye; "his lids would stay open no longer" [syn: eyelid , lid ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Palpebra \Pal"pe*bra\, n.; pl. Palpebr[ae] . [L.] (Zo["o]l.) The eyelid.
Usage examples of palpebra.
The knowledge we may acquire in the course of such a discussion will necessarily stand in the same relation to the truth as the black peacock spot produced intraoptically by pressure on the palpebra does in regard to a garden path brindled with genuine sunlight.
Her levator palpebrae muscles have to work hard to keep her eyes open.
He also gives an instance of congenital paralysis of the levator palpebrae muscles in a child whose vision was perfect and who was otherwise perfect.