hooknose

[ hook-nohz ]

/ ˈhʊkˌnoʊz /

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noun

a curved nose; aquiline nose.

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Origin of hooknose

First recorded in 1680–90; hook¹ + nose

OTHER WORDS FROM hooknose

hooknosed, adjective

Words nearby hooknose

hooked rug, hooker, Hooker's green, Hooke's law, hook, line, and sinker, hooknose, Hook of Holland, hook or crook, Hooks, hook shot, hookswinging

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How to use hooknose in a sentence

I knew the peculiar profile, the thin lips, the chin and hooknose nearly meeting.
The Treasure of Pearls|Gustave Aimard
A long hooknose, scarred in the middle, and a pair of gleaming eyes in a rather bloated face appeared at the little square hole.
The Treasure of Pearls|Gustave Aimard

British Dictionary definitions for hooknose

hooknose

/ (ˈhʊkˌnəʊz) /

noun

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

Derived forms of hooknose

hooknosed, adjective

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