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# laughter lines

phrase (noun phrase, plural: laughter lines; US laugh lines)

«laughter lines» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

(euphemism, polite) wrinkles around the eyes and mouth, said kindly as if they come from smiling.

### In the lessons

Used to talk about wrinkles nicely; adverts and friends use it to flatter. Register: polite, everyday; UK «laughter lines», US «laugh lines».

### Examples

- Mum calls her wrinkles laughter lines.
- Advert: This cream softens laughter lines.
- Grandpa's laughter lines show when he smiles.
- Chat: they're not wrinkles, they're laughter lines
- She has lovely laughter lines from years of joking.
- The artist drew deep laughter lines on the old man's face.

### Note

It does not mean lines of people laughing. «Crow's feet» are wrinkles at the corners of the eyes. Plain word: wrinkles.