nictus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

nictus, ūs, m. [1. nico],

a winking, blinking with the eyes, Caecil. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 177 Müll. (but in Ov. M. 3, 460; id. A. A. 1, 138; and id. F. 1, 418, the correct read. is nutu).