nosewing en · NOUN
Etymology
From nose + wing.
Meanings
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The arch of cartilage on either side of the nose.
Eliza laughed slyly, passing her finger under her wide nosewing.
2006, Thomas Wolfe, Look Homeward, Angel, p. 3131974, 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nosewings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
nl neusvleugel (part of nose) · fr aile du nez (part of nose) · sv näsvinge (part of nose) · hu orrcimpa (part of nose)