/ ˈrɪktəs; NAmE / noun
( formal ) a wide twisted or smiling mouth that does not look natural or relaxed
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from Latin , literally open mouth , from rict- gaped, from the verb ringi .
/ ˈrɪktəs; NAmE / noun
( formal ) a wide twisted or smiling mouth that does not look natural or relaxed
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from Latin , literally open mouth , from rict- gaped, from the verb ringi .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005