"risibles" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɪzɪbəlz/
Etymology: Plural of risible Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} risibles pl (plural only)
  1. The muscles and other organs used in laughing. Tags: plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-risibles-en-noun-gm~wavLC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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          "text": "It is truly melancholy to see so many minds employed in catering for the risibles and lachrymals of weak men and silly women",
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          "ref": "1866, Richard Miller Devens, The pictorial book of anecdotes and incidents of the War of the Rebellion, page 237",
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