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noun
a big grin; an ugly grimace; the mouth of a bird; an orifice
1939The Big SleepWhen one of them touched my tongue I knew that my mouth was open and the ache at the side of my jaws told me it was open wide and strained back, mimicking the rictus of death carved upon the face of Harry Jones.1982Helliconia SpringOf course, dear,' Skitosherill said, sketching a rictus of a smile in her direction.1986AliensThey look like jars containing SEVERED ARTHRITIC HANDS, the palsied fingers curled in a death-rictus.Labels: Brian Aldiss, James Cameron, Raymond Chandler
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