blinkard
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Blinkard — Blink ard, n. [Blind + ard.] 1. One who blinks with, or as with, weak eyes. [1913 Webster] Among the blind the one eyed blinkard reigns. Marvell. [1913 Webster] 2. That which twinkles or glances, as a dim star, which appears and disappears.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blinkard — a mocking term for a person with bad eyesight, c.1500, from BLINK (Cf. blink) (v.) + ARD (Cf. ard). Figuratively, one who lacks intellectual perception (1520s) … Etymology dictionary
blinkard — blink·ard … English syllables
blinkard — a person near sighted, or one almost blind. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
blinkard — ˈbliŋkə(r)d noun ( s) Etymology: blink (I) + ard 1. archaic : one that blinks with or as if with weak eyes 2. : a stupid … Useful english dictionary
Dimsightedness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Imperfect vision. >Fallacies of vision. < N PARAG:Dimsightedness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dim sight dim sight dull sight half sight short sight near sight long sight double sight astigmatic sight failing sight Sgm: N… … English dictionary for students
Government Palace (Peru) — Infobox Historic building name=Peru s Government Palace caption=Peruvian Government Palace night view. map type= latitude= longitude= location town=Lima location country=Peru architect=Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski client= engineer= construction… … Wikipedia
blink — 1. verb a) To close and reopen both eyes quickly. The loser in the staring game is the person who blinks first. b) To flash headlights on a car. An urban legend claims that gang members will attack anyone who blinks them. 2. noun … Wiktionary
blinking — Synonyms and related words: absolute, aflicker, asquint, astigmatic, bickering, blasted, bleeding, blink, blink eyed, blinkard, blinky, blooming, complete, coruscant, coruscating, coruscation, cursed, cussed, damnable, dancing, downright,… … Moby Thesaurus
