Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not covered by the eyelid.
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- adjective Without a
lid or lids.
Etymologies
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Examples
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You now put the upper globe on top of the lower one both are unlidded, making sure that it latches on, creating an airtight seal.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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You now put the upper globe on top of the lower one both are unlidded, making sure that it latches on, creating an airtight seal.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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You now put the upper globe on top of the lower one both are unlidded, making sure that it latches on, creating an airtight seal.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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You now put the upper globe on top of the lower one both are unlidded, making sure that it latches on, creating an airtight seal.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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These pots have a very cave-man look about them; they are unglazed, unlidded bowls.
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His whirling ruby eyes grew still but unlidded, bulging from their sockets in shock.
Ship Of Destiny Hobb, Robin 2000
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She unlidded her eyes suddenly; they glinted silver.
The Mad Ship Hobb, Robin 1999
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It must have been a little after midnight when Gollum woke up: suddenly they were aware of his pale eyes unlidded gleaming at them.
The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954
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The bright eye unlidded and gazed at him sleepily.
In the Sweet Dry and Dry Christopher Morley 1923
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Your eyes were unlidded, your ears were unstopped, to some part of the beauty and the strangeness of the world; and a strong instinct within you forced you to tell someone.
Literary Taste: How to Form It With Detailed Instructions for Collecting a Complete Library of English Literature Arnold Bennett 1899
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