rictus

[ rik-tuhs ]

/ ˈrɪk təs /

noun, plural ric·tus, ric·tus·es.

the gape of the mouth of a bird.

the gaping or opening of the mouth.

Origin of rictus

1750–60; <Latin: wide-open mouth, equivalent to rig-, variant stem of ringī to open the mouth wide + -tus suffix of v. action.

OTHER WORDS FROM rictus

rictal, adjectivesub·ric·tal, adjective

Words nearby rictus

ricochet, Ricoeur, ricotta, RICS, rictal bristle, rictus, rid, ridable, Ridaura, riddance, ridden

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Example sentences from the Web for rictus

Then his mouth twisted in a rictus of dreadful mirth, so wrung was he with pain, yet so overcome by what he had seen.
The Terms of Surrender|Louis Tracy
The lovely lips twisted into a rictus sneer, frightening on that smooth young face, until she got them under control.
The Tunnel Under The World|Frederik Pohl
Nor can the rictus caninus or the tortura oris have been other than spasms or oontractures of the face.
Tics and Their Treatment|Henry Meigne
His gold tooth, gleaming in the light, made his rictus of passion more venomous, more malevolent still.
The Air Trust|George Allan England

Rictus, rik′tus, n. the gape of the bill: the throat of the calyx.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for rictus

rictus

/ (ˈrɪktəs) /

noun plural -tus or -tuses

the gap or cleft of an open mouth or beak

a fixed or unnatural grin or grimace, as in horror or death

Derived forms of rictus

rictal, adjective

Word Origin for rictus

C18: from Latin, from ringī to gape

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单词	rictus
释义	rictus [ rik-tuhs ] / ˈrɪk təs / noun, plural ric·tus, ric·tus·es. the gape of the mouth of a bird. the gaping or opening of the mouth. Origin of rictus 1750–60; <Latin: wide-open mouth, equivalent to rig-, variant stem of ringī to open the mouth wide + -tus suffix of v. action. OTHER WORDS FROM rictus rictal, adjectivesub·ric·tal, adjective Words nearby rictus ricochet, Ricoeur, ricotta, RICS, rictal bristle, rictus, rid, ridable, Ridaura, riddance, ridden Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rictus Then his mouth twisted in a rictus of dreadful mirth, so wrung was he with pain, yet so overcome by what he had seen. The Terms of Surrender\|Louis Tracy The lovely lips twisted into a rictus sneer, frightening on that smooth young face, until she got them under control. The Tunnel Under The World\|Frederik Pohl Nor can the rictus caninus or the tortura oris have been other than spasms or oontractures of the face. Tics and Their Treatment\|Henry Meigne His gold tooth, gleaming in the light, made his rictus of passion more venomous, more malevolent still. The Air Trust\|George Allan England Rictus, rik′tus, n. the gape of the bill: the throat of the calyx. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for rictus rictus / (ˈrɪktəs) / noun plural -tus or -tuses the gap or cleft of an open mouth or beak a fixed or unnatural grin or grimace, as in horror or death Derived forms of rictus rictal, adjective Word Origin for rictus C18: from Latin, from ringī to gape Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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