Nostril
['nɒstr(ə)l] or ['nɑstrəl]
Definition
(noun.) either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose.
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Definition
(n.) One of the external openings of the nose, which give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares.
(n.) Perception; insight; acuteness.
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Definition
n. one of the openings of the nose.
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Examples
- Did that nostril twitch? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The nose, beautifully formed otherwise, was very slightly pinched at the top of each nostril. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Under her hat-brim he saw the pallor of her profile, and a slight tremor of the nostril above her resolutely steadied lips. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Much as if one nostril was caught up with a horse-hair and a little fish-hook. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- It said so in the proud eyes, in the lifted nostril, in the handsome but compressed and even cruel mouth. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Their eyes glittered through their tangle of hair, their naked nostrils were full of shadow. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The door swung open; the smell of growing things greeted my nostrils; the cool night air blew against my cheek. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I saw reawakening appetite in the Roman nostrils of Mr. Wopsle. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- The cattle came upon me with like suddenness, staring out of their eyes, and steaming out of their nostrils, Halloa, young thief! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Shirley leaned forwards on the table, her nostrils dilating a little, her taper fingers interlaced and compressing each other hard. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She roared as she breathed, her nostrils were two wide, hot holes, her mouth was apart, her eyes frenzied. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- To their nostrils came the salt savor of the sea, and at intervals they could hear the songs and revelry of their foes on the beach below. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- A draught from above brought the fumes of smoke to our nostrils. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It twitched her nostrils open in a remarkable manner, and contracted her lips and eyebrows. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- The peculiar nature and arrangement of the membranes of the nose enable the nostrils to clean, and warm, and moisten the air which passes through them to the lungs. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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