Nose-jewels

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• jewels

  See jocalia. ...

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• Nose

  ·noun The power of smelling; hence, scent. II. Nose ·vi To pry officiously into what does not conce...

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• nose

  1) As plain as the nose on your face; evidently to be seen. He is led by the nose; he is governed. T...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• nose

  Often used to denote the stem of a ship. Also, a neck of land: naes, or ness. ...

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• Bottle-nose

  ·noun The <<Puffin>>. II. Bottle-nose ·noun A cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, a...

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• Bull's-nose

  ·noun An external angle when obtuse or rounded. ...

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• Cone-nose

  ·add. ·noun A large hemipterous insect of the family Reduviidae, often found in houses, ·esp. in the...

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• Copper-nose

  ·noun A red nose. ...

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• Pug nose

  ·- A short, thick nose; a snubnose. ...

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• Tut-nose

  ·noun A snub nose. ...

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• malmsey nose

  A red pimpled snout, rich in carbuncles and rubies. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• nose bag

  A bag fastened to the horse's head, in which the soldiers of the cavalry put the oats given to their...

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• nose gent

  A nun. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• pope's nose

  The rump of a turkey. ...

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• snub nose

  A short nose turned up at the end. ...

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• shovel-nose

  n. a New South Wales species ofRay-fish, Rhinobatus bougainvillei, Cuv.; called alsothe Blind Shark...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• blue-nose

  The slang name for a native of Nova Scotia. "Pray, sir," said one of my fellow passengers, "can you...

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• nose-gigg

  a toe-piece on a shoe. Exm. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• blue-nose

  A general term for a native of Nova Scotia. ...

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• bottle-nose

  , or bottle-nosed whale A name applied to several of the smaller cetaceans of the northern seas, m...

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• galley-nose

  The figure-head. ...

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• Nose-Jewel

  (Genesis 24:22; Exodus 35:22) "earing;" (Isaiah 3:21; Ezekiel 16:12) "jewel on the forehead," a ring...

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• coguing the nose

  Making comfortable over hot negus or grog. ...

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