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/pal"peuh brayt', pal pee"brit, -peb"rit/, adj.having eyelids.[1855-60; < NL palpebratus, equiv. to L palpebr(a) eyelid + -atus -ATE1]
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Palpebrate — Pal pe*brate, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having eyelids. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
palpebrate — 1. Having eyelids. 2. To wink. [L. palpebra, eyelid] * * * pal·pe·brate (palґpə brāt) [L. palpebrare to wink] 1. to wink. having 2. eyelids … Medical dictionary
palpebrate — adj. has eyelids, has skin that opens and closes to cover the eyeball … English contemporary dictionary
palpebrate — pal·pebrate … English syllables
palpebrate — /ˈpælpəbrət/ (say palpuhbruht), / breɪt/ (say brayt) adjective having eyelids. {New Latin palpebrātus} …
palpebrate — I verb wink or blink, especially repeatedly • Derivationally related forms: ↑palpebra, ↑palpebration • Hypernyms: ↑blink, ↑wink, ↑nictitate, ↑nictate … Useful english dictionary
palpebra — n. (pl. ae ) eyelid. ♦ palpebral, a. ♦ palpebrate, a. having palpebrae;, v.i. wink … Dictionary of difficult words
blink — I noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly • Syn: ↑eye blink, ↑blinking, ↑wink, ↑winking, ↑nictitation, ↑nictation • Derivationally related forms: ↑ni … Useful english dictionary
nictate — verb briefly shut the eyes The TV announcer never seems to blink • Syn: ↑blink, ↑wink, ↑nictitate • Derivationally related forms: ↑nictation, ↑nictitation (fo … Useful english dictionary
palpebra — noun either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye his lids would stay open no longer • Syn: ↑eyelid, ↑lid • Derivationally related forms: ↑palpebrate • Hypernyms: ↑protective fold … Useful english dictionary
