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nosing

   Also found in: Medical, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.03 sec.
nos·ing  (nzng)
n.
1.
a. The horizontally projecting edge of a stair tread.
b. A shield covering this edge.
2. A projecting edge of a molding.
nosing [ˈnəʊzɪŋ]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) the edge of a step or stair tread that projects beyond the riser
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) a projecting edge of a moulding, esp one that is half-round
[from nose + -ing1]


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When they sat down on the grass with Captain curled at their feet, Soot solemnly listening on a tree and Nut and Shell nosing about close to them, it seemed to Mary that it would be scarcely bearable to leave such delightfulness, but when she began to tell her story somehow the look in Dickon's funny face gradually changed her mind.
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He seemed continually to be searching for someone, and during the first days of the return voyage from the island he was often discovered nosing about in various parts of the ship; but after he had seen and examined each face of the ship's company, and explored every corner of the vessel he lapsed into utter indifference of all about him.
The Son Of Tarzan by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Then the drifting shadow of a huge butterfly attracted his attention, and soon he was nosing through the jungle on the trail of a wood-rat.
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