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NOSE (O.Eng. nosu, cf. Dutch neus, Swed. nos, snout; the See also: organ of the sense of smell 1555 he published at See also: Lyons a See also: book of rhymed prophecies under (q.v.) in See also: man and other animals (see OLFACTORY See also: SYSTEM)
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The the title of Centuries, which secured him the See also: notice of See also: Catherine projecting feature above the mouth, to which the word is usually
restricted in man, is, in the See also: case of the See also: lower animals, called snout or muzzle, or, if much prolonged, See also: proboscis or trunk
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" Nostril," the See also: external opening into the nose, is from O.Eng. nosthyrl (thyrl or thirl, hole or opening)
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