LID. n. L. claudo, cludo Gr. Heb.
A cover that which shuts the opening of a vessel or box as the lid of a chest or trunk also, the cover of the eye, the membrane which is drawn over the eyeball of an animal at pleasure, and which is intended for its protection the eyelid.
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