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palpebrate

[pal-puh-breyt, pal-pee-brit, -peb-rit]

adjective

  1. having eyelids.

palpebrate

adjective

  1. having eyelids

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to wink or blink, esp repeatedly

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of palpebrate1

1855–60; < New Latin palpebrātus, equivalent to Latin palpebr ( a ) eyelid + -ātus -ate 1
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Associated words: palpebral, palpebrate. eyesore, n. blemish, defect. eyewater, a. collyrium.

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