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(gcide) | Nose \Nose\ (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase,
OHG. nasa, Icel. n["o]s, Sw. n[aum]sa, Dan. n[aum]se, Lith.
nosis, Russ. nos', L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s.
[root]261. Cf. Nasal, Nasturtium, Naze, Nostril,
Nozzle.]
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1. (Anat.) The prominent part of the face or anterior
extremity of the head containing the nostrils and
olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril,
and Olfactory organ under Olfactory.
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2. The power of smelling; hence, scent.
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We are not offended with a dog for a better nose
than his master. --Collier.
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3. A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a
snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the
nose of a teakettle.
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Nose bit (Carp.), a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having
a cutting edge on one side of its boring end.
Nose hammer (Mach.), a frontal hammer.
Nose hole (Glass Making), a small opening in a furnace,
before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft
at the beginning of the flattening process.
Nose key (Carp.), a fox wedge.
Nose leaf (Zool.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin
on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in
size and form.
Nose of wax, (fig.), a person who is pliant and easily
influenced. "A nose of wax to be turned every way."
--Massinger
Nose piece, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the
end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is
attached.
To hold one's nose to the grindstone, {To put one's nose to
the grindstone}, or To bring one's nose to the grindstone.
See under Grindstone.
To lead by the nose, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to
follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a
beast. --Shak.
To put one's nose out of joint, to humiliate one's pride,
esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another.
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To thrust one's nose into, to meddle officiously in.
To wipe one's nose of, to deprive of; to rob. [Slang]
on the nose,
(a) exactly, accurately.
(b) (racing) to win, as opposed to to place or {to
show}.
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on the nose
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adv 1: just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,' he said"
[syn: precisely, exactly, on the nose, {on the
dot}, on the button]
adj 1: being precise with regard to a prescribed or specified
criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction
for snow was right on the button" [syn: on the nose,
on the button] |
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