risibles

English

Etymology

Plural of risible

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɹɪzɪbəlz/

Noun

risibles pl (plural only)

  1. The muscles and other organs used in laughing.
    • 1843, “Habits of Reading”, in The Mother's Magazine:
      It is truly melancholy to see so many minds employed in catering for the risibles and lachrymals of weak men and silly women
    • 1866, Richard Miller Devens, The pictorial book of anecdotes and incidents of the War of the Rebellion, page 237:
      Our General was so tickled […] that it was some time before he could get command of his risibles sufficiently to thank Joe for what he had done.

Anagrams

French

Adjective

risibles

  1. plural of risible

Spanish

Adjective

risibles m pl or f pl

  1. plural of risible
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