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nostril

[ nos-truhl ]

noun

  1. either of the two external openings of the nose.


nostril

/ ˈnɒstrɪl /

noun

  1. either of the two external openings of the nose narialnarine


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nostril1

before 1000; Middle English nostrill, Old English nosterl, variant of nosthyrl, equivalent to nos ( u ) nose + thyrel hole; thirl

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nostril1

Old English nosthyrl, from nosu nose + thyrel hole

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Example Sentences

The physician should heal the ulcer, and the child should be taught always to vaseline the nostril before cleansing it.

The nostrils of a fish can be proved to end in little pits, one under each nostril hole.

Her nose was Grecian, but perhaps a little too wide at the nostril to be considered perfect in its chiselling.

The Œstrus ovis occasions much distress to the sheep at the moment of depositing its eggs within the nostril.

When this has continued for a few seconds, the pipe is withdrawn, and the operation repeated on the other nostril.

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