laugher (ugh as f)

[Eng. laugh; -er.] 1. Ord. Lang.: One who laughs. 2. Zool.: A variety of the domestic pigeon ( Co lumba livia ). Tegetmeier thus quotes from Moore's Columbarium: "This pigeon is about the size of a middling runt, and, as I am informed, has a very bright pearl eye, almost white; as for its feathers, it is red mottled; and some tell me they have seen blues. They are said to come from the Holy Land, near Jerusalem." The popular name is derived from its note-a prolonged gurgling coo. launch "She whispers him with laughing eyes, 'Remember, love, the Feast of Roses!"" IMG:content-0395.png:[blocks in formation]