laughter lines

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English

A close-up of a woman's eyes
An elderly woman with extensive laughter lines

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Etymology

Especially visible when smiling or laughing.

Noun

laughter lines pl (plural only)

  1. Wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye.
    Synonym: crow's feet
    • 1919, Cosmo Hamilton, Who Cares?‎:
      She wanted to hear his man's voice and see the laughter-lines come and go round his eyes.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see laughter,‎ lines.
    • 1903, Ambrose Bierce, “The Saint and the Monk”, in Shapes of Clay‎:
      A fat, orbicular and jolly soul / With laughter-lines upon each rosy jowl

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