retroussé
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of retroussé
1830–40; < French, past participle of retrousser, Middle French, equivalent to re- re- + trousser to turn, tuck up; see truss
Example Sentences
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Holliday has a retroussé nose, ready-pouted lips and the sort of luxuriantly wavy, princessy auburn hair that demands the word “tresses”.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2015
I've been likened to Sid the sloth from Ice Age… I have a long face, retroussé nose and have been known to be quite camp… I know I don't fit into some archetype.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 27, 2012
Her mouth is small, mutinous, and full of laughter; her nose distinctly retroussé.
From Rossmoyne by Unknown
His tail was facile and retroussé, with a lateral swing of about a foot and an indicated speed of seventeen hundred to the minute.
From In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country by McCutcheon, John T.
I can see her now, hat in hand, her long curls flying in the wind, her nose slightly retroussé, her large dark eyes flashing with glee, and her small straight mouth so expressive of determination.
From Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
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