lid

1. Either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye (synset 105321347)
   "his lids would stay open no longer"
   is a type of: protective fold - a flap of tissue that protects what it covers
   has:

   • cilium, eyelash, lash - any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
   • conjunctiva - a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid
   is a part of: eye, oculus, optic - the organ of sight
   same as: eyelid, palpebra
2. A movable top or cover (hinged or separate) for closing the opening at the top of a box, chest, jar, pan, etc. (synset 103666666)
   "he raised the piano lid"
   is a type of: cover, top - covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
   subtypes: trunk lid - hinged lid for a trunk
   has: lock - a fastener fitted to a door or drawer to keep it firmly closed
   is a part of:

   • box - a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
   • chest - box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
   • jar - a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles
3. Headdress that protects the head from bad weather;
   Has shaped crown and usually a brim (synset 103502782)
   is a type of: headdress, headgear - clothing for the head
   subtypes:

   • bearskin, busby, shako - tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions
   • boater, leghorn, panama, panama hat, sailor, skimmer, straw hat - a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
   • bonnet, poke bonnet - a hat tied under the chin
   • bowler, bowler hat, derby, derby hat, plug hat - a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim
   • campaign hat - a broad-brimmed felt hat with a high crown; formerly worn by the United States Army and Marine personnel
   • cavalier hat, slouch hat - a soft felt hat with a wide flexible brim
   • cocked hat - hat with opposing brims turned up and caught together to form points
   • cowboy hat, ten-gallon hat - a hat with a wide brim and a soft crown; worn by American ranch hands
   • deerstalker - a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by hunters
   • beaver, dress hat, high hat, opera hat, silk hat, stovepipe, top hat, topper - a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur
   • dunce cap, dunce's cap, fool's cap - a cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils
   • fedora, felt hat, homburg, stetson, trilby - a hat made of felt with a creased crown
   • fur hat - a hat made of fur
   • millinery, woman's hat - hats for women; the wares sold by a milliner
   • shovel hat - a stiff broad-brimmed hat with the brim turned up at the sides and projecting in front; worn by some clergymen in Britain
   • snap-brim hat - a hat with a snap brim
   • sombrero - a straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexico
   • sou'wester - waterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in front
   • sun hat, sunhat - a hat with a broad brim that protects the face from direct exposure to the sun
   • titfer - a hat (Cockney rhyming slang: `tit for tat' rhymes with `hat')
   • toque - a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs
   • tirolean, tyrolean - soft green felt hat with a feather or brush cockade
   has:

   • brim - a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat
   • crown - the part of a hat (the vertex) that covers the crown of the head
   • hatband - a band around the crown of a hat just above the brim
   same as: chapeau, hat

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