hawknose

[ hawk-nohz ]
/ ˈhɔkˌnoʊz /

noun

a nose curved like the beak of a hawk.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
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Origin of hawknose

1525–35; back formation from hawk-nosed; see hawk1, nose, -ed3

OTHER WORDS FROM hawknose

hawk·nosed, adjective

Words nearby hawknose

hawkeye state, hawking, hawking radiation, hawkins, hawkish, hawknose, hawks, hawks and doves, hawksbill turtle, hawkshaw, hawksmoor
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