nostril
English
Alternative forms
- nosethirl (now Britain regional, archaic)
Etymology
From earlier nosethrill, from Middle English nostril, nostrel, nosterl, nosthirl, nosethril, nosethirl, noosthril, nosethyrl, nosethurl, nesethirl, nesthyrylle, nasethirl, nesethrull, from Old English nosþyrl, næsþyrl, nosþyrel, næsþyrel, equivalent to nose + thirl (“hole”). Compare Old Frisian nosterle (“nostril”), modern West Frisian noaster (“nostrill”). Compare also Middle Low German noster (“nostril”), from Proto-Germanic *nustriz (“nostril”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: nŏs'trəl, IPA(key): /ˈnɒstɹɪl/, /ˈnɒstɹəl/
- Rhymes: -ɒstɹəl
Noun
nostril (plural nostrils)
Derived terms
Translations
either of the two orifices located on the nose
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References
- nostril in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- nostril in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
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