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(), n.[AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. ns, Sw. nsa, Dan. nse, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos', L. nasus, nares, Skr. ns, ns. Cf. Nasal, Nasturtium, Naze, Nostril, Nozzle.] 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. 2. The power of smelling; hence, scent. We are not offended with a dog for a better nose than his master. Collier. 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. 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.), Nose v. t.[imp. & p. p.Nosed (); p. pr. & vb. n.Nosing.] 1. To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out. 2. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently. Lambs . . . nosing the mother's udder. Tennyson. A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature . . . nosed Parliament in the very seat of its authority. Burke. 3. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer. [R.] Cowley. Nose (nz), v. i. 1. To smell; to sniff; to scent. Audubon. 2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one. Nose v. t. 1. To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to; meet. 2. To furnish with a nose; as, to nose a stair tread. 3. To examine with the nose or sense of smell. 4. To make by advancing the nose or front end; as, the train nosed its way into the statio; (Racing Slang) to beat by (the length of) a nose. Nose (), v. i.To push or move with the nose or front forward. A train of cable cars came nosing along. Hamlin Garland. スポンサード リンク
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