nares

[ nair-eez ]

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plural noun,singular nar·is

[nair-is]. /ˈnɛər ɪs/. Anatomy.

the nostrils or the nasal passages.

Origin of nares

1685–95; <Latin nārēs, plural of nāris a nostril; see nose

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How to use nares in a sentence

The Daily Pic: James nares slows Manhattan's rat race to a snail's pace.
New York on Quaaludes | Blake Gopnik | April 23, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
James nares mixes beautiful paintings of giant strokes from handmade brushes with edgy videos at Paul Kasmin Gallery.
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The controlling center of consciousness is the extreme limit of the nares anteri.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge Southwick
That which is called nasality is caused by the failure of the tone to reach freely the anterior cavities of the nares.
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge Southwick
The m relates it to the nares or humming tone (which is the basis of all resonance in the voice).
Expressive Voice Culture | Jessie Eldridge Southwick

nares and Meiklejohn may like to hear that our new room is to be big enough to dance in.
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Probably Lieutenant nares was as good a man as could have been obtained for the post of senior executive.
The Story of the "Britannia" | E. P. Statham

British Dictionary definitions for nares

nares

/ (ˈnɛəriːz) /

pl nsingular naris (ˈnɛərɪs)

anatomy the nostrils

Origin of nares

C17: from Latin; related to Old English nasu, Latin nāsus nose

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