nosewing

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noun

The arch of cartilage on either side of the nose.

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Meanings

nounnosewing (plural nosewings)

plural nosewings

  1. The arch of cartilage on either side of the nose.

    Eliza laughed slyly, passing her finger under her wide nosewing.

    2006, Thomas Wolfe, Look Homeward, Angel, p. 313
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    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 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.

Origin

From nose + wing.

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Translations

Dutch neusvleugel
  • neusvleugelpart of nose
French aile du nez
  • aile du nezpart of nose
Hungarian orrcimpa
  • orrcimpapart of nose
Swedish näsvinge
  • näsvingepart of nose
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nosewing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nosewing.

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