Palpebrate
adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To wink or blink. rare
"Without your eyelid, you could not palpebrate."
- 2 wink or blink, especially repeatedly wordnet
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to the eyelids. not-comparable
"Lateral canthoplasty to reduce the size of the palpebrate fissure."
Adjective
- 1 having eyelids wordnet
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More examples"Lateral canthoplasty to reduce the size of the palpebrate fissure."
Etymology
From New Latin palpebratus (“eyebrowed”), from Latin palpebra (“an eyelid”) + -atus.