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• plicate — plicately, adv. plicateness, n. adj. /pluy kayt, kit/; v. /pluy kayt/, adj., v., plicated, plicating. adj. 1. Also, plicated. folded like a fan; pleated. v.t. 2. Surg. to perform plication on. [1690 1700; < L plicatus, ptp. of plicare to fold,… …   Universalium

• cinching — cinch·ing (sinchґing) [Sp. cincha girdle] surgical shortening of an ocular muscle by plicating …   Medical dictionary

• duplicator — du•pli•ca•tor [[t]ˈdu plɪˌkeɪ tər, ˈdyu [/t]] n. pri a machine for making duplicates, as a mimeograph Also called du′plicating machine . Etymology: 1890–95 …   From formal English to slang