snout
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[snout] Pronunciation Key
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[snout] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle. |
| 2. | Entomology. an anterior prolongation of the head bearing the mouth parts, as in snout beetles. |
| 3. | anything that resembles or suggests an animal's snout in shape, function, etc. |
| 4. | a nozzle or spout. |
| 5. | a person's nose, esp. when large or prominent. |
[Origin: 1175–1225; ME snute; c. D snuite, G Schnauze]
] —Related forms
snouted, adjective
snoutless, adjective
snoutlike, adjective
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| snout
(snout) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, probably of Old English origin.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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snout
c.1220, "trunk or projecting nose of an animal," from M.L.G. and M.Du. snute "snout," from P.Gmc. *snut- (cf. Ger. Schnauze, Norw. snut, Dan. snude "snout"), related to O.E. gesnot (see snot).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| snout | |
noun | |
| 1. | a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose |
| 2. | informal terms for the nose [syn: beak] |
| 3. | beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Snout
Snout\ (snout), n. [OE. snoute, probably of Scand, or Low German origin; cf. LG. snute, D. snuit, G. schnauze, Sw. snut, snyte, Dan. snude, Icel. sn?ta to blow the nose; probably akin to E. snuff, v.t. Cf. Snite, Snot, Snuff.]1. The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine. 2. The nose of a man; -- in contempt. --Hudibras. 3. The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc. 4. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod; -- called also rostrum. (b) The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles. Snout beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of many species of beetles having an elongated snout and belonging to the tribe Rhynchophora; a weevil. Snout moth (Zo["o]l.), any pyralid moth. See Pyralid.
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Snout
Snout\, v. t. To furnish with a nozzle or point.
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