hooknose

American

[hook-nohz] / ˈhʊkˌnoʊz /

noun

a curved nose; aquiline nose.

hooknose British

/ ˈhʊkˌnəʊz /

noun

a nose with a pronounced outward and downward curve; aquiline nose

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Other Word Forms

hooknosed

adjective

Etymology

Origin of hooknose

First recorded in 1680–90; hook ¹ + nose

Example Sentences

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They had all chosen baby parrots, with childish looks upon their hooknose faces; they had no tails yet; they were green, of a wonderful shade.

From An Iceland Fisherman by Cambon, M. Jules

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