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bottle-nose

bottle-nose noun: an eruption on the nose such as is produced by excessive consumption of alcohol.

Noun

bottle-nose (plural bottle-noses)

  1. (archaic) An eruption on the nose such as is produced by excessive consumption of alcohol.
  2. (archaic) A bottle-shaped nose.
    • The face is less narrowed than that of the negro, somewhat advancing in the lower part, when seen in profile; the features are more prominent, the nose full, broad and thick towards the point, or what is called a bottle nose; […]1842, James Laurie, System of Universal Geography: Founded on the Works of Malte-Brun and Balbi, London: Stevenson & Co., page 107

bottle-nose meaning in Tamil

bottle-nose in Tamil

குமிழ் மூக்கு, பெருத்து வீங்கிய நாசி, குப்பி மூக்குத் திமிங்கிலம், இப்பெயரினைப் பெருகிறது

Forms of bottle-nose

pluralbottle-noses

Phrases with bottle-nose

Questions about bottle-nose

What does bottle-nose mean?
Bottle-nose means an eruption on the nose such as is produced by excessive consumption of alcohol.
What is bottle-nose in Tamil?
Bottle-nose in Tamil is குமிழ் மூக்கு, பெருத்து வீங்கிய நாசி, குப்பி மூக்குத் திமிங்கிலம். See Bottle-nose meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is bottle-nose?
Bottle-nose is a noun.
What is the plural of bottle-nose?
The plural of bottle-nose is bottle-noses.

Words near bottle-nose in the dictionary

  1. bottle-holders
  2. bottle-horse
  3. bottle-horses
  4. bottle-jack
  5. bottle-jacks
  6. bottle-nose
  7. bottle-nose dolphin
  8. bottle-nose dolphins
  9. bottle-nosed
  10. bottle-nosed dolphin
  11. bottle-nosed dolphins

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