noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Picking at the bedclothes, usually seen in delirious, feverish or dying people. rare, uncountable, usually

Synonyms

All synonyms

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Etymology

From floccillus, diminutive of floccus (“flock”) and the suffix -ation.

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