Roman nose
noun
a nose having a prominent upper part or bridge.
Roman-nosed
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a word derived from
Roman nose.
Example Sentences
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Fastest qualifying time was made by nervous little Roman-nosed Tazio Nuvolari, who has won 87 out of the 153 races he has entered and is currently considered Europe's best driver.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the King's bed last week George II looked up at the Roman-nosed ancestors of Vittorio Emanuele III cut in the ceiling frieze.
From Time Magazine Archive
On to Jefferson City, where Roman-nosed Governor Lloyd Crow Stark greeted him; to Fulton for a talk at Westminster College, answered questions until midnight, then a 65-mile drive to Macon.
From Time Magazine Archive
The lower nasal cartilage is prolonged on to the fibrous cord of the nares, and the profile view of the animal in life is that of a grotesquely Roman-nosed antelope with swollen nostrils.
From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale
The boys used to say he galloped before and walked behind, and made all sorts of fun of the big, Roman-nosed beast who allowed no liberties to be taken with him.
From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, January 1878, No. 3 by Mary Mapes Dodge
