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单词 palpebral
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palpebraladj.

Brit. /ˈpalpəbr(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈpælpəbr(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: palpebra n., -al suffix1.
Etymology: < palpebra n. + -al suffix1. Compare post-classical Latin palpebralis (early 5th cent.), French palpébral (1748). With sense 2 compare palpebrous adj.
Chiefly Anatomy.
1. Of or relating to an eyelid or the eyelids.
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palpebral1746
lidded1818
palpebrate1857
oculopalpebral1867
interpalpebral1892
1746 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 44 49 A View of the Orbicular and Palpebral Muscles, taken off from the Head.
1826 Lancet 24 June 385/1 There has been frequent inflammation and excoriation, considerably shortening the palpebral slit.
1860 O. W. Holmes Professor at Breakfast-table i. 17 What I should call a palpebral spasm, affecting the eyelid and muscles of one side.
1880 Nature 3 June 99/1 Eyes black, the palpebral openings elongated.
1955 R. Macintosh & M. Ostlere Local Analgesia Head & Neck vii. 4 The resulting haematoma is behind the palpebral fascia and causes proptosis.
1999 D. F. Wallace Brief Interviews with Hideous Men 245 Despite a slight tendency toward palpebral twitching, her closed eyes had a magic.
2. Of or relating to the eyebrows. Obsolete. rare.Cf. palpebrous adj.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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the world > life > the body > hair > eyebrow > [adjective]
beetle-browed1362
bresedc1400
well-browed1483
supercilious1656
white-browed1740
plucked1762
supraciliary1821
gathered1823
palpebrous1846
palpebral1854
surciliary1874
thatched1889
bushy-browed1912
unplucked1959
monobrowed1973
1854 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. 793/1 Palpebral, pertaining to the eyebrow.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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