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nostril |
1 definition found 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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