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noun


(1)   Headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
(2)   A movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening of a container
(3)   Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye
"His lids would stay open no longer"
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Etymology


hlid, from Germanic *hliðo-m. Cognate with Dutch lid, German (Augen)lid ‘eyelid’.

Noun



  1. top or cover of a container
  2. a cap or hat
  3. one ounce of cannabis
  4. (surfing slang, mainly Australia) bodyboard or bodyboarder
    the rest of us managed to dodge out of control lid riders — Kneelo Knews August 2003 http://www.kneeboardsurfing.co.uk/html_pages/kneeloknewsAugust03.htm
    Mal rider, shortboard or lid everyone surfs like a kook sometimes. — realsurf.com message board 2001 http://www.realsurf.com/completesurfer-responses.htm
  5. a motorcyclist's crash helmet
 
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