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single eyelid

single eyelid noun: an upper eyelid that has no noticeable fold when the eye is open; typical of East Asian eyes.

Noun

single eyelid (plural single eyelids)

  1. An upper eyelid that has no noticeable fold when the eye is open; typical of East Asian eyes.

single eyelid meaning in Thai and Vietnamese

single eyelid in Thai

upper eyelid with no fold
ตาชั้นเดียว

single eyelid in Vietnamese

upper eyelid with no fold
mắt một mí

Forms of single eyelid

pluralsingle eyelids

Origin of single eyelid

Compare Chinese 單眼皮 /单眼皮 (dānyǎnpí), from 單／单 (dān, “single”) + 眼皮 (yǎnpí, “eyelid”).

Questions about single eyelid

What does single eyelid mean?
Single eyelid means an upper eyelid that has no noticeable fold when the eye is open; typical of East Asian eyes.
What is single eyelid in Thai?
Single eyelid in Thai is ตาชั้นเดียว. See Single eyelid meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is single eyelid?
Single eyelid is a noun.
What is the plural of single eyelid?
The plural of single eyelid is single eyelids.

Words near single eyelid in the dictionary

  1. single data rate
  2. single dispatch
  3. single dispatches
  4. single entendre
  5. single entendres
  6. single eyelid
  7. single eyelids
  8. single father
  9. single fathers
  10. single file
  11. single files

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