ski-jump nose

noun

A long nose with an inwardly curving ridge and a tip that curves somewhat upward, resembling the shape of a downhill ramp used in the sport of ski jumping.

Meanings

nounski-jump nose (plural ski-jump noses)

plural ski-jump noses

  1. idiomaticA long nose with an inwardly curving ridge and a tip that curves somewhat upward, resembling the shape of a downhill ramp used in the sport of ski jumping.

    There's a feline swish to her figure. . . . The image does not go away as you take in her slow eyes, long, ski-jump nose and thin upper lip.

    1993 January 31, Robert Butler, “In the middle and on the edge: Zoe Wanamaker”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 05 Apr 2018
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    [T]he liberal Democratic image of Vice President Richard M. Nixon as a jowly, blue-jawed villain with a ski-jump nose has receded in the light of his growing stature.

    1960 January 18, “The Press: The Old Caricature”, in Time, retrieved 05 Apr 2018

    In reference to his famous profile, dominated by his ski-jump nose, Mr. Hope once commented that after his birth, "My mother thought the doctor had left the stork and taken the baby."

    2003 July 29, Vincent Canby, “Arts: Road to Ubiquity”, in New York Times, retrieved 05 Apr 2018
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Chicago

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