Etymology

single eyelid

Today it means: An upper eyelid that has no noticeable fold when the eye is open; typical of East Asian eyes. Full definition →

Chinese 單眼皮 /单眼皮
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The story

  1. Chinese · derived from單眼皮 /单眼皮
  2. English todaysingle eyelid

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

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