n.
Pronunciation: ' si-l ē - ə m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural cil · ia \ -l ē - ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, eyelid; akin to Latin celare to conceal ― more at HELL
Date: 1794
1 : a minute short hairlike process often forming part of a fringe especially : one on a cell that is capable of lashing movement and serves especially in free unicellular organisms to produce locomotion or in higher forms a current of fluid
2 : EYELASH