nictatev.

Brit.

/nɪkˈteɪt/, U.S.

/ˈnɪkˌteɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nictāt-, nictāre.

Etymology: < classical Latin nictāt-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of nictāre to wink or blink, cognate with Old High German hnīgan to bow, Gothic hneiwan to incline. Compare earlier nictating adj. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (ni·kteⁱt) /ˈnɪkteɪt/.

intransitive. To wink or blink; (also) to act as a nictitating membrane. Occasionally in extended use.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [verb (intransitive)] > move eyes > wink or blink

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1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Nictate, to wink.

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Nictate, to wink.

1871 T. G. Gordon Madeline xlviii. 256 Owl-like midst highest destinies Is she seen far away, With film before her stony eyes Which nictates night and day.

1960 V. Nabokov Invitation to Beheading iv. 40 Emmie was still squatting,..her long, pale, almost white lashes nictating as she looked across the table-top at the door.

1983 S. Rushdie Shame ii. vi. 103 The lid of her left eye began, inexplicably, to nictate.

1990 Guardian (Nexis) 30 June The banks of wines nictate like jewels; the natty labels enticing like sirens.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nictate
释义	nictatev. Brit. /nɪkˈteɪt/, U.S. /ˈnɪkˌteɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin nictāt-, nictāre. Etymology: < classical Latin nictāt-, past participial stem (compare -ate suffix³) of nictāre to wink or blink, cognate with Old High German hnīgan to bow, Gothic hneiwan to incline. Compare earlier nictating adj. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation as (ni·kteⁱt) /ˈnɪkteɪt/. intransitive. To wink or blink; (also) to act as a nictitating membrane. Occasionally in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [verb (intransitive)] > move eyes > wink or blink twinklea1300 prinkc1330 winka1400 twinkc1400 wapper1575 pimper1600 twire1601 hoodwink1641 connive1712 nictate1755 bat1838 blink1858 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Nictate, to wink. 1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Nictate, to wink. 1871 T. G. Gordon Madeline xlviii. 256 Owl-like midst highest destinies Is she seen far away, With film before her stony eyes Which nictates night and day. 1960 V. Nabokov Invitation to Beheading iv. 40 Emmie was still squatting,..her long, pale, almost white lashes nictating as she looked across the table-top at the door. 1983 S. Rushdie Shame ii. vi. 103 The lid of her left eye began, inexplicably, to nictate. 1990 Guardian (Nexis) 30 June The banks of wines nictate like jewels; the natty labels enticing like sirens. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1755
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