LAUGHTER, n. Convulsive merriment an expression of mirth peculiar to man, consisting in a peculiar noise and configuration of features, with a shaking of the sides and expulsion of breath.
I said of laughter, it is mad. Ecclesiastes 2 .
LAUGHTER, n. Convulsive merriment an expression of mirth peculiar to man, consisting in a peculiar noise and configuration of features, with a shaking of the sides and expulsion of breath.
I said of laughter, it is mad. Ecclesiastes 2 .
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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