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lidless (adj.)

1520s, from lid in the "eyelid" sense + -less; usually poetic, "sleepless, ever-vigilant," as if incapable of closing the eyes.

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Definitions of lidless from WordNet

lidless (adj.)
not having or covered with a lid or lids;
a lidless container
lidless (adj.)
having no lid;
a lidless container
lidless (adj.)
always watchful; "to an eye like mine, a lidless watcher of the public weal"- Alfred Tennyson;
Synonyms: sleepless
From wordnet.princeton.edu