nosewing
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]nosewing (plural nosewings)
- The arch of cartilage on either side of the nose. [1]
- 1974, Vladimir Nabokov, Look at the Harlequins!, [1]
- A furrow sloped down from each nosewing, and a jowl pouch on each side of my chin formed in three-quarterface the banal flexure common to old men of all races, classes, and professions.
- 2006, Thomas Wolfe, Look Homeward, Angel, p. 313
- Eliza laughed slyly, passing her finger under her wide nosewing.
- 1974, Vladimir Nabokov, Look at the Harlequins!, [1]