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 William John Locke
Her husband was the disagreeable beaky-nosed man who gave me five sous to go away.
From The Belovéd Vagabond by William John Locke
One was beaky-nosed, hatchet-headed, bearded; the other was broad-faced and shaggily mustached.
From Paths of Glory Impressions of War Written at and Near the Front by Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury) Cobb
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 Anthony Trollope
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