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noun

Lid n.

That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc.; a movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk.

The cover of the eye; an eyelid. "Tears, big tears, gushed from the rough soldier's lid."

(Bot.)

(a)

The cover of the spore cases of mosses.

(b)

A calyx which separates from the flower, and falls off in a single piece, as in the Australian Eucalypti.

(c)

The top of an ovary which opens transversely, as in the fruit of the purslane and the tree which yields Brazil nuts.

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Etymology of 'Lid'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Lid" Quotes from Famous Books

... richly draped from roof to basement in black velvet and silver fringe. Within it was a bower of bloom and fragrance. For twenty-four hours an unbroken stream of people passed through, bidding their friend and neighbor welcome home and farewell; and at ten o'clock on May 4, the coffin lid was closed, and a vast procession moved out to Oak Ridge, where the town had set apart a lovely spot for his grave, and where the dead President was committed to the soil of the State which had so loved and honored him. The ceremonies at the grave were simple and touching. Bishop ...

— A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln - Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History • John G. Nicolay

... by saying that he wished to dissociate his text in his hearers' minds from the scent of the upturned earth, and the fall of clods upon the coffin lid, and he asked them to join him in attempting to find in it another meaning beside that which it usually carried. He believed that those words of Christ ought to speak to us of this world as well as the next, and enjoin upon us the example which we might all find in Him, as well as promise us ...

— Annie Kilburn - A Novel • W. D. Howells

... a hand on each knee, bent down his nose to the basket, and took a long inspiration at the lid; the grin upon his withered face expanded in the process, as if he were ...

— A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others • Various

... Betty, holding up an old-fashioned basket of brown willow with two handles and a lid with double flaps, "this was my travelling bag. My lunch was in this, and my pass, and five nickels, and the handkerchief that Davy gave me, with Red Ridinghood and the wolf printed in each corner. Here's that self-same handkerchief!" she cried, ...

— Mary Ware's Promised Land • Annie Fellows Johnston

... not only by reason of its beauty, which was undeniable, but owing to the calm, almost superhuman power that lay in the gaze of the velvety eyes. There was no keenness of expression, no quickness of glance, and no seeking after effect by mobility of lash or lid. When he raised his eyes, the lower lid was elevated simultaneously, which peculiarity, concealing the white around the pupil, imparted an uncomfortable sense of inscrutability. There was no expression beyond a vague sense of velvety depth, such as is felt upon gazing for some space of time ...

— The Slave Of The Lamp • Henry Seton Merriman

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