re·trous·sé (r -tr -s  , r t r-)adj. Turned up at the end. Used of the nose. [French, past participle of retrousser, to turn back, from Old French : re-, re- + torser, trousser, to tie in a bundle (probably from Vulgar Latin *tors re, from *torsus, twisted, variant of Latin tortus, past participle of torqu re, to twist; see torque1).] |
retroussé [rəˈtruːseɪ (French) rətruse]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (of a nose) turned up
[from French retrousser to tuck up; see truss]
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