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nictitate |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nictitate \Nic"ti*tate\, v. i. [See {Nictate}.] To wink; to nictate. {Nictitating membrance} (Anat.), a thin membrance, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the eyeball; the third eyelid; the haw. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nictitate v : briefly shut the eyes; "The TV announcer never seems to blink" [syn: {blink}, {wink}, {nictate}]
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