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lidless

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lid·less  (ldls)
adj.
1. Having no lid or lids.
2. Archaic Watchful; vigilant.

lidless [ˈlɪdlɪs]
adj
1. having no lid or top
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (of animals) having no eyelids
3. Archaic vigilant and watchful
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.lidless - not having or covered with a lid or lids; "a lidless container"
lidded - having or covered with a lid or lids; often used in combination; "milk is left in a large lidded mug"; "heavy-lidded eyes"
2.lidless - having no lid; "a lidless container"
topless - having no top; "a topless jar"
3.lidless - always watchful; "to an eye like mine, a lidless watcher of the public weal"- Alfred Tennyson
alert, watchful - engaged in or accustomed to close observation; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"
Translations
lidless
adj
ohne Deckel
eyesohne Lider


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Anger is the egg of Fear-- Only lidless eyes are clear.
I heard a short, sharp cry behind me, a fall, and turning saw an awful face rushing upon me,--not human, not animal, but hellish, brown, seamed with red branching scars, red drops starting out upon it, and the lidless eyes ablaze.
You can scarce imagine how nauseatingly inhuman they looked--those pale, chinless faces and great, lidless, pinkish-grey eyes
 
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