Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nictation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nictation \Nic*ta"tion\, n. [L. nictatio ? cf. F. nictation.]
the act of winking; nictitation.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nictation
n : a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly [syn: {blink},
{eye blink}, {blinking}, {wink}, {winking}, {nictitation}]
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