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hooknose

[ hook-nohz ]

noun

  1. a curved nose; aquiline nose.

hooknose

/ ˈʊˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a nose with a pronounced outward and downward curve; aquiline nose
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǴǰˌԴDz, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ǴǰnDz adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of hooknose1

First recorded in 1680–90; hook 1 + nose
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"One of my favorite photos of Katie is her holding up two hooknose coho in front of the Whickey Creek boat launch pilings," Spencer said.

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They had all chosen baby parrots, with childish looks upon their hooknose faces; they had no tails yet; they were green, of a wonderful shade.

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