beaky-nosed
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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His first challenge is provided by the bald, bearded, beaky-nosed, unkempt dwarves, six pairs of them with rhyming names and all constantly brawling, eating and singing.
From The Guardian • Dec. 16, 2012
"It is very absurd to have such prejudices," said the beaky-nosed man of forty.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John
A nurse rose from a chair by the bed, where lay a bald-headed, beaky-nosed man groaning and raving in some terrible madness.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by Locke, William John
The Seine was very quiet beneath its bridges, and in the Pavilion Bleu no dainty creatures sat sipping rose-tinted ices or slapped the hands of the beaky-nosed boys who used to pay for them.
From The Soul of the War by Gibbs, Philip
The man was small, and oily, and black-haired, and beaky-nosed, with a perpetual smile on his face, unless when on special occasions he would be moved to the expression of deep anger.
From Mr. Scarborough's Family by Trollope, Anthony
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