hooknose
[ hook-nohz ]
Origin of hooknose
1Other words from hooknose
- hooknosed, adjective
Words Nearby hooknose
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How to use hooknose in a sentence
I knew the peculiar profile, the thin lips, the chin and hooknose nearly meeting.
The Treasure of Pearls | Gustave AimardA long hooknose, scarred in the middle, and a pair of gleaming eyes in a rather bloated face appeared at the little square hole.
The Treasure of Pearls | Gustave Aimard
British Dictionary definitions for hooknose
hooknose
/ (ˈhʊkˌnəʊz) /
noun
a nose with a pronounced outward and downward curve; aquiline nose
Derived forms of hooknose
- hooknosed, adjective
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