Eyelids are generally interpreted as goodness and protection. Thin, wounded, or ulcerated eyelids signify grief. They may represent what protects a person like armor, a teacher who restrains from evil, siblings, spouses and children, doors, chests and treasuries, guards, servants, trustees, and keepers of secrets. White edges of the eyelids signify beauty in religion, though the source also gives possible readings of deafness or illness.