palpebra

1. 1.

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

   “his lids would stay open no longer”

   Synonymseyelidlid

   Broaderprotective fold

   Part ofeye

   Partseyelashconjunctiva

Other forms of palpebra

plural

palpebras·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about palpebra

What does palpebra mean?

palpebra means "either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye".

How many syllables are in palpebra?

palpebra has 3 syllables: pal-pe-bra. The stress falls on "pal".

What is another word for palpebra?

Close synonyms include eyelid, lid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is palpebra a common word?

palpebra is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.