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pug nose

–noun
a short, broad, somewhat turned-up nose.

Origin:
1770–80


pug-nosed [puhg-nohzd] , adjective
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pug nose  
n.  A short nose that is somewhat flattened and turned up at the end.

[From pug1, ape (obsolete), pug.]
pug'-nosed' (pŭg'nōzd') adj.
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