I saw a couple, later identified for me as Mr Colt, a local lawyer, and his wife, whose blundering Cadillac half entered my driveway before retreating in a flurry of luminous nictitation.
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Nictitation — Nic ti*ta tion, n. The act of winking. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nictitation — nictation [ niktasjɔ̃ ] ou nictitation [ niktitasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1814, 1868; lat. nictatio 1 ♦ Zool. Clignotement des paupières. 2 ♦ Méd. Clignements fréquents de durée prolongée, dus à la contraction spasmodique des orbiculaires des paupières.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
nictitation — nictation ou nictitation (ni kta sion ou ni kti ta sion) s. f. Terme didactique synonyme de clignotement. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat. nictare, clignoter … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
nictitation — See nictitate. * * * … Universalium
nictitation — Winking. SYN: nictation. [L. nicto, pp. atus, to wink, fr. nico, to beckon] * * * n. exaggerated and frequent blinking or winking of the eyes. * * * nic·ti·ta·tion (nik″tĭ taґshən) [L. nictitare to wink] winking … Medical dictionary
nictitation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A brief closing of the eyes: blink, nictation, wink. See SEE … English dictionary for students
nictitation — nɪktɪ teɪʃn n. act of winking; blinking … English contemporary dictionary
nictitation — nic·ti·ta·tion … English syllables
nictitation — n. exaggerated and frequent blinking or winking of the eyes … The new mediacal dictionary
nictitation — noun a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly • Syn: ↑blink, ↑eye blink, ↑blinking, ↑wink, ↑winking, ↑nictation • Derivationally related forms: ↑nictate (f … Useful english dictionary
