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Synonyms for lid

Grammar : Noun
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Phonetic Transcription : lɪd

Définition of lid

Origin :
  • mid-13c., from Old English hlid "lid, cover, opening, gate," from Proto-Germanic *khlithan (cf. Old Norse hlið "gate, gap," Swedish lid "gate," Old French hlid, Middle Dutch lit, Dutch lid, Old High German hlit "lid, cover"), from PIE root *klei- "to lean" (see lean (v.)), with here perhaps the sense of "that which bends over." Meaning "eyelid" is from early 13c. Slang sense of "hat, cap" is attested from 1896. Slang phrase put a lid on "clamp down on, silence, end" is from 1906.
  • noun top covering
Example sentences :
  • He crumpled the poster and inserted it beneath the lid of his iron stove.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Then put the cover, or lid, on as in Fig. 13, but do not tighten it.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • In the middle of the room was that box you saw, with the lid open.
  • Extract from : « The Penance of Magdalena and Other Tales of the California Missions » by J. Smeaton Chase
  • When the lid was in position, hot coals were put on he top of it.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • So, with one consent, the two children again lifted the lid.
  • Extract from : « The Paradise of Children » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Only one peep; and then the lid shall be shut down as safely as ever!
  • Extract from : « The Paradise of Children » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Suddenly there was a gentle little tap, on the inside of the lid.
  • Extract from : « The Paradise of Children » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Keep the lid close, except when you are skimming off the fat.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Lay a lid of paste all over the top, leaving a hole in the middle.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Strain the cream from the crock into the churn, and put on the lid.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

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