Found 1 hit - Term: nose bit, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
nose \nose\ n=oz, n. as. nosu; akin to d. neus, g. nase,
ohg. nasa, icel. n"os, sw. naumsa, dan. naumse, lith.
nosis, russ. nos', l. nasus, nares, skr. n=as=a, n=as.
root261. cf. nasal, nasturtium, naze, nostril,
nozzle.
1913 webster
1. anat. the prominent part of the face or anterior
extremity of the head containing the nostrils and
olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. see nostril,
and olfactory organ under olfactory.
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2. the power of smelling; hence, scent.
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we are not offended with a dog for a better nose
than his master. --collier.
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3. a projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a
snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the
nose of a teakettle.
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nose bit carp., a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having
a cutting edge on one side of its boring end.
nose hammer mach., a frontal hammer.
nose hole glass making, a small opening in a furnace,
before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft
at the beginning of the flattening process.
nose key carp., a fox wedge.
nose leaf zool., a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin
on the nose of many species of bats. it varies greatly in
size and form.
nose of wax, fig., a person who is pliant and easily
influenced. "a nose of wax to be turned every way."
--massinger
nose piece, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the
end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is
attached.
to hold one's nose to the grindstone, to put one's nose to
the grindstone, or to bring one's nose to the grindstone.
see under grindstone.
to lead by the nose, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to
follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a
beast. --shak.
to put one's nose out of joint, to humiliate one's pride,
esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another.
slang
to thrust one's nose into, to meddle officiously in.
to wipe one's nose of, to deprive of; to rob. slang
on the nose,
a exactly, accurately.
b racing to win, as opposed to to place or to
show.
1913 webster +pjc
see also:
nasal nasturtium naze nostril nozzle olfactory organ
olfactory nose bit nose hammer nose hole nose key
nose leaf nose of wax nose piece to hold one's nose to the grindstone to put one's nose to the grindstone
to bring one's nose to the grindstone grindstone to lead by the nose to put one's nose out of joint to thrust one's nose into
to wipe one's nose of on the nose to place to show
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