laughter lines

noun — 2 senses

laughter lines

noun

Etymology Especially visible when smiling or laughing.

1

Wrinkles at the outer corners of the eye.

She wanted to hear his man's voice and see the laughter-lines come and go round his eyes.1919, Cosmo Hamilton, Who Cares?:

2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see laughter, lines.

A fat, orbicular and jolly soul / With laughter-lines upon each rosy jowl1903, Ambrose Bierce, “The Saint and the Monk”, in Shapes of Clay:

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