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nostril

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nos·tril  (nstrl)
n.
Either of the external openings of the nose; a naris.

[Middle English nostrille, from Old English nosthyrl : nosu, nose; see nas- in Indo-European roots + thyrl, hole; see ter-2 in Indo-European roots.]

nostril
Noun
either of the two openings at the end of the nose [Old English nosu nose + thyrel hole]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.nostrilnostril - either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
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"
naris - any of the openings to the nasal cavities that allow air to flow through the cavities to the pharynx
Translations

nostril [ˈnɔstrɪl] nventana or orificio de la nariz
nostril [ˈnɔstrɪl] nnarine f [of horse]; naseau m
nostril [ˈnɔstrɪl] nNasenloch nt;
(of animal) → Nüster f
nostril [ˈnɔstrɪl] nnarice f [of horse] → frogia

nostril
n nostril [ˈnostril]
one of the two openings in the nose through which one breathes, smells etc. neusopeningمِنْخَر، فُتْحَة الأنْفноздраnozdranæsebordas Nasenlochρουθούνιfosa nasalninasõõreسوراخ بينىsierainnarineנְחִירनासाद्वारnozdrvaorrlyuklubang hidungnös, nasaholanarice鼻孔콧구멍šnervėnāsslubang hidungneusgatnesebornozdrzenarinanarăноздряnozdranosnica, nozdrvnozdrvanäsborreรูจมูกburun deliği鼻孔ніздряنتھنےlỗ mũi

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He liked the suggestion of stormy possibilities in the proud curve of her lip and nostril.
"I should say," said Ginger, curling her nostril, "that these men, who are so wise, had better give orders that in the future all foals should be born with their eyes set just in the middle of their foreheads, instead of on the side; they always think they can improve upon nature and mend what God has made.
And he held one nostril and blew with the other at the two regiments; they were separated and blown away in the blue sky over the mountains, one this way, and the other that.
 
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