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Definition of Snub-nosed
1. Adjective. Having a blunt nose. "A snub-nosed automatic"
Definition of Snub-nosed
1. Adjective. Having a nose that is short and turned upward at the tip. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Snub-nosed
1.
Having a short, flat nose, slightly turned up; as, the snub-nosed eel.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Snub-nosed
Literary usage of Snub-nosed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"The snub-nosed Cachelot. NATIVE NAME.— Wonga, Telugu. HABITAT.—Bay of Bengal.
DESCRIPTION.—The general form of this animal resembles the porpoise, ..."
2. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"Cf. also Dan. dial. sneve, to dock, to snub, to nip. Der. snub-nosed, ie with a
short or stumpy nose, as if with the end cut off. snub-nosed ; see above. ..."
3. The Chinese and Their Rebellions: Viewed in Connection with Their National by Thomas Taylor Meadows (1856)
"That the smooth-faced snub-nosed rogue would leap from his counter and till, ...
The use of the word " snub-nosed" in these lines is founded on a widely ..."
4. The Chinese and Their Rebellions: Viewed in Connection with Their National by Thomas Taylor Meadows (1856)
"That the smooth-faced snub-nosed rogue would leap from his counter and till, Aud
strike if he could, were it but with his cheating yard-wand, home," The use ..."
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