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nostril

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Etymology

From earlier nosthril, from Srednji Engleski nosethirl ~ nosethril (and other forms), from Stari Engleski nosþȳrel, equivalent to Afrikans. Compare Old Frisian nosterle (“nostril”), modern West Frisian noaster (“nostrill”). Compare also Middle Low German noster (“nostril”), from Pra-Germanski *nustriz (“nostril”).

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  • enPR: nŏs'trəl, MFA(ključ): /ˈnɒstɹɪl/, /ˈnɒstɹəl/
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  • Rime: -ɒstɹəl

Noun

nostril (plural nostrils)

  1. Either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.
    • 1601, Plinius Secundus, translated by Philemon Holland, The Hiſtorie of the World. Commonly Called, the Naturall Hiſtorie […] ‎[1], London: Impenſis G. B, Book L, Chapter XIII, page 58:
      […] whether it bee that they bee broken winded and purſiue, or otherwiſe bitten and ſtung with venomous beaſts; in which caſes, there muſt be an injection made vp into the noſthrils, of the juice of Rue in wine.

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