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Roman nose

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Roman nose
n.
A nose with a high prominent bridge.
Roman nose
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) a nose having a high prominent bridge
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Noun1.Roman noseRoman nose - a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge
hooknose
nose, olfactory organ - the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose"
Translations
Roman nose n → naso aquilino
Roman nose n → naso aquilino


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Wopsle, united to a Roman nose and a large shining bald forehead, had a deep voice which he was uncommonly proud of; indeed it was understood among his acquaintance that if you could only give him his head, he would read the clergyman into fits; he himself confessed that if the Church was "thrown open," meaning to competition, he would not despair of making his mark in it.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
Blake, of the sort that are not to be triffled with-- the sort with the light complexion and the Roman nose.
The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context
It was a bronze coin, and the colour, combined with the exact curve of the Roman nose and something in the very lift of the long, wiry neck, made the head of Caesar on it the almost precise portrait of Philip Hawker.
The Wisdom Of Father Brown by Chesterton, Gilbert K. View in context
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