rident

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Parentes rident, appellunt eos canes, et usque ad silvam agunt.

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  1. Smiling broadly; grinning. A smile so wide and steady, so exceedingly rident, indeed, as almost to be ridiculous, may be drawn upon the buxom face, if the artist chooses to attempt it. Thackeray, Newcomes, xxiv.

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  1. from Latin riden(t-)s, present participle of ridere (later Italian ridere = Spanish reir = Portuguese rir = Catalan riurer = Provencal rir, rire = French rire), laugh. Hence (from Latin ridere) arride, deride, ridiculous, risible, etc., also riant (a doublet of rident).
 

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