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adj
Pertaining to the eyelids.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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verb
To wink or blink.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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adjective
having eyelids
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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verb
wink or blink, especially repeatedly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: blink, wink, nictitate, nictate
History
From New Latin palpebratus (“eyebrowed”), from Latin palpebra (“an eyelid”) + -atus.
