retroussé

[ re-troo-sey; French ruh-troo-sey ]

/ ˌrɛ truˈseɪ; French rə truˈseɪ /

adjective

(especially of the nose) turned up.

Nearby words

retrospective falsification, retrospectively, retrospondylolisthesis, retroussage, retrousse, retroussé, retroverse, retroversioflexion, retroversion, retrovir, retroviridae

Origin of retroussé

1830–40; < French, past participle of retrousser, Middle French, equivalent to re- re- + trousser to turn, tuck up; see truss

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Examples from the Web for retrousse

His nose was short and retrousse, and his ears were rather prominent; but he was bright and attractive.
The Financier|Theodore Dreiser
She wasn't handsome, but she certainly was pretty, even though her nose was retrousse;, which is French for pug.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Vol. 13|Elbert Hubbard

British Dictionary definitions for retrousse

retroussé

/ (rəˈtruːseɪ, French rətruse) /

adjective

(of a nose) turned up

Word Origin for retroussé

C19: from French retrousser to tuck up; see truss

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Word Origin and History for retrousse

retrousse

adj.

"turned up" (of the nose), 1802, from French retroussé (16c.) past participle adjective from retrousser "to turn up."