Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CON-NIV'ENT, a.

1. Shutting the eyes; forbearing to see. – Milton.
2. In anatomy, the connivent valves are those wrinkles, cellules and vascules, which are found on the inside of the two intestines, ileum and jejunum. – Encyc.
3. In botany, closely united; converging together. – Eaton.