See Also: blink(1)(dictionary)
blink(2)(dictionary)
blink(dictionary)
Blink rate(health)
blink 1, verb(dictionary)
blink 2, noun(dictionary)

blink(2) (iou)



blink noun. ME.
[from BLINK verb: cf. BLENCH noun1.]
A trick; in pl. boughs thrown to turn aside deer. ME-E17.
A glimmer, a spark, a sudden brief gleam of light. ME.
on the blink slang in a bad state, going wrong.
A (usu. bright or cheerful) glance; a brief glimpse. Chiefly Scot. L16.
In pl. A fleshy plant of the purslane family, Montia fontana, with tiny white flowers, of damp and wet habitats in temperate regions worldwide. Also water-blinks. L17.
a. More fully iceblink. A luminous appearance on the horizon, caused by the reflection from ice. L18.
b. loosely. A large mass or pack of ice. M19.
An instant. Chiefly Scot. E19.
The action or an act of blinking. E20.
? Rare before L16.