English

Noun

nosewing ‎(plural nosewings)

1. The arch of cartilage on either side of the nose. ^[1]
   • 1974, Vladimir Nabokov, Look at the Harlequins!,

     A furrow sloped down from each nosewing, and a jowl pouch on each side of my chin formed in three-quarterface the banal flexure common to old men of all races, classes, and professions.

   • 2006, Thomas Wolfe, Look Homeward, Angel, p. 313

     Eliza laughed slyly, passing her finger under her wide nosewing.

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1. ↑ Martha Barnette: A Garden of Words, 2005