The Wonderful World Of Words, 2/23/17
Nudge, nudge, wink, wink. Know what I mean?
--Graham Chapman
DEFINITION:
Verb -
To wink, or blink repeatedly
Noun -
Having eyelids
ETYMOLOGY/ORIGIN:
1855-60
Latin ( palpebrātus- "eyelid")
PRONUNCIATION:
[pal-puh-breyt, pal-pee-brit, -peb-rit]
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SCRABBLE SCORE:
16
USAGE/EXAMPLES:
“They protect against damage from bright lights and foreign objects. Their secretions keep the eyeball moist. Without your eyelid, you could not palpebrate, which means wink.
--101 Questions About Muscles
Faith Hickman Brynie, 2013
"The term palpebrate means to blink or wink. Do not confuse this with the terms palpate (meaning to touch) or palpitate (meaning to throb).
--Medical Terminology & Anatomy for ICD-10 Coding,
by Betsy J. Shiland, 2014
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