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nosewings

nosewings is the plural of nosewing.

Meaning of nosewing

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

Questions about nosewings

What is nosewings the plural of?
Nosewings is the plural of nosewing.

Words near nosewings in the dictionary

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

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