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laughter lines

laughter lines noun: wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye.

laughter lines: wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye
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Noun

laughter lines pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, usually) Wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye.
    • She wanted to hear his man's voice and see the laughter-lines come and go round his eyes.1919, Cosmo Hamilton, Who Cares?
    Synonyms:
    crow's feet
  2. (plural, plural-only, uncommon) Synonym of laugh lines.
    • A fat, orbicular and jolly soul / With laughter-lines upon each rosy jowl1903, Ambrose Bierce, “The Saint and the Monk”, in Shapes of Clay
    • […] laughter lines from the nostrils to the outer corners of the mouth and blend well. Setting your make-up […]1989, Southern Africa Today, volume 6, page 25
    Synonyms:
    laugh lines
  3. (plural, plural-only) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see laughter, lines.

Synonyms of laughter lines

Forms of laughter lines

alternative formlaughter-lines

Origin of laughter lines

Especially visible when smiling or laughing.

Questions about laughter lines

What does laughter lines mean?
Laughter lines means wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye.
What part of speech is laughter lines?
Laughter lines is a noun.

Words near laughter lines in the dictionary

  1. laughster
  2. laughsters
  3. laught
  4. laughter
  5. laughter is the best medicine
  6. laughter lines
  7. laughter padding
  8. laughter track
  9. laughter tracks
  10. laughter yoga
  11. laughter-lines

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