noses

Noun

nose (plural noses)

1. A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
   • She had a small nose between two sparkling blue eyes.
2. A snout, the nose of an animal.
3. The tip of an object.
   • the nose of a tea-kettle, a bellows, or a fighter plane
4. The bulge on the side of a piece of a jigsaw puzzle, that fits into the hole of its adjacent piece.

   Synonyms:

   tab

5. The length of a horse’s nose, used to indicate the distance between horses at the finish of a race, or any very close race.
   • Red Rum only won by a nose.
6. (perfumery) A perfumer.
   • Jacques Polge, Chanel's top “nose” since 1978, made the decision when developers started trying to buy up land around Grasse, where the Muls cultivate three hectares of the precious plant.2014 March 4, Nicole Vulser, “Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

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