LAUGH

An Illustrated Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary · 1893 · p. 25

n. La'f. Gr., y'Aw. Lat., risus. Fr., rire. Ger., Lacnen. It., riso. Sp.. risa. The characteristic sound produced in laughing (q. v.). [J.] Canine 1.,.Sardonic 1. See Risus sardonic us. LAUGHING, [s. 588]