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nosewing

nosewing noun: the arch of cartilage on either side of the nose.

Noun

nosewing (plural nosewings)

  1. The arch of cartilage on either side of the nose.
    • 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.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
    • Eliza laughed slyly, passing her finger under her wide nosewing.2006, Thomas Wolfe, Look Homeward, Angel, p. 313

Forms of nosewing

pluralnosewings

Origin of nosewing

From nose + wing.

Questions about nosewing

What does nosewing mean?
Nosewing means the arch of cartilage on either side of the nose.
What part of speech is nosewing?
Nosewing is a noun.
What is the plural of nosewing?
The plural of nosewing is nosewings.

Words near nosewing in the dictionary

  1. nosewards
  2. noseweight
  3. noseweights
  4. nosewheel
  5. nosewheels
  6. nosewing
  7. nosewings
  8. nosewise
  9. nosewitness
  10. nosework
  11. noseworthy

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