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<h1>Laughable</h1> <Xpage=834>

<hw>Laugh"a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Fitted to excite laughter; <as>as, a <ex>laughable</ex> story; a <ex>laughable</ex> scene.</as></def>

<syn>Syn. -- Droll; ludicrous; mirthful; comical. See <er>Droll</er>, and <er>Ludicrous</er>.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>Laugh"a*ble*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt> -- <wf>Laugh"a*bly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Laugher</h1> <Xpage=834>

<hw>Laugh"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who laughs.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A variety of the domestic pigeon.</def>

<h1>Laughing</h1> <Xpage=834>

<hw>Laugh"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a. & n.</tt> <def>from <er>Laugh</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt></def>

<cs><col>Laughing falcon</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a South American hawk (<spn>Herpetotheres cachinnans</spn>); -- so called from its notes, which resemble a shrill laughing.</cd> -- <col>Laughing gas</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>hyponitrous oxide, or protoxide of nitrogen<-- = nitrous oxide -->; -- so called from the exhilaration and laughing which it sometimes produces when inhaled. It is much used as an an\'91sthetic agent.</cd><-- now primarily in dentistry --> -- <col>Laughing goose</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the European white-fronted goose.</cd> -- <col>Laughing gull</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A common European gull (<spn>Xema ridibundus</spn>); -- called also <altname>pewit</altname>, <altname>black cap</altname>, <altname>red-legged gull</altname>, and <altname>sea crow</altname>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An American gull (<spn>Larus atricilla</spn>)</cd>. In summer the head is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer primaries black. -- <col>Laughing hyena</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the spotted hyena. See <er>Hyena</er>.</cd> -- <col>Laughing jackass</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the great brown kingfisher (<spn>Dacelo gigas</spn>), of Australia; -- called also <altname>giant kingfisher</altname>, and <altname>gogobera</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Laughing owl</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a peculiar owl (<spn>Sceloglaux albifacies</spn>) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of extinction. The name alludes to its notes.</cd></cs>

<h1>Laughingly</h1> <Xpage=834>

<hw>Laugh"ing*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>With laughter or merriment.</def>

<h1>Laughingstock</h1> <Xpage=834>

<hw>Laugh"ing*stock`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An object of ridicule; a butt of sport.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<blockquote>When he talked, he talked nonsense, and made himself the <b>laughingstock</b> of his hearers. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Laughsome</h1> <Xpage=834>

<hw>Laugh"some</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Laughter</h1> <Xpage=834>

<hw>Laugh"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>hleahtor</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>hlahtar</ets>, G. <ets>gel\'84chter</ets>, Icel. <ets>hl\'betr</ets>, Dan. <ets>latter</ets>. See <er>Laugh</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt> ]</ety> <def>A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the face, particularly of the lips, with a peculiar expression of the eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction, or derision, and usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of air from the lungs. See <er>Laugh</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt></def>

<blockquote>The act of <b>laughter</b>, which is a sweet contraction of the muscles of the face, and a pleasant agitation of the vocal organs, is not merely, or totally within the jurisdiction of ourselves. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Archly the maiden smiled, and with eyes overrunning with <b>laughter</b>. <i>Longfellow.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Laughterless</h1> <Xpage=834>

<hw>Laugh"ter*less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not laughing; without laughter.</def>

<h1>Laughworthy</h1> <Xpage=834>

<hw>Laugh"wor`thy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Deserving to be laughed at.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<h1>Laumontite</h1> <Xpage=834>