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nosewing

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The arch of cartilage on either side of the nose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1974, Vladimir Nabokov, Look at the Harlequins!, http://books.google.com/books?id=2EmDMVHZ1oIC&pg=PT232&dq=%22nosewing%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=tSbsUO6aEM3kqAG884Fg&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBDgK A furrow sloped down from each nosewing, and a jowl pouch on each side of my chin formed in three-quarterface the banal flexure common to old men of all races, classes, and professions.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From nose + wing.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: neusvleugel — part of nose
  • French: aile du nez — part of nose
  • Hungarian: orrcimpa — part of nose
  • Swedish: näsvinge — part of nose