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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nostril \Nos"tril\, n. [OE. nosethril, nosethirl, AS nospyrl
nos for nosu nose + pyrel opening, hole, from pyrel pierced,
for pyrhel fr purh through ? See {Nose}, and {Through},
and cf {Thrill}.]
1. (Anat.) One of the external openings of the nose, which
give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from
the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares.
Note: In sperm whales, porpoises, and allied animals, there
is only one nostril, which is situated on the top of
the head and called a spiracle.
2. Perception; insight; acuteness. [Obs.]
Methinks a man Of your sagacity and clear nostril
should Have made another choice. --B. Jonson
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