{ a. [ L. acinosus, fr. acinus grapestone. ] Consisting of acini, or minute granular concretions; as, acinose or acinous glands. Kirwan. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Terminating in a flat, narrow end. Lindley. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a gland; full of glands; glandulous; adenous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A diffusible substance formed from albumin by the action of natural or artificial gastric juice. See Peptone. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Cf. F. albumineux. ] 1. Pertaining to, or containing, albumin; having the properties of, or resembling, albumen or albumin; an older term now replaces by proteinaceous. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. proteinaceous; containing or composed of protein. -- Al*bu"mi*nous*ness, n. [PJC]

{ } a. (Med.) Pertaining to angina or angina pectoris; anginal. [ archaic ] [ 1913 Webster + AS ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, carbuncle + &unr_; disease. ] (Bot.) Any one of several fungus diseases, caused by parasitic species of the series Melanconiales, attacking the bean, grape, melon, cotton, and other plants. In the case of the grape, brown concave spots are formed on the stem and fruit, and the disease is called bird's-eye rot. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Chem.) A sugar of the composition C5H10O5, obtained from cherry gum by boiling it with dilute sulphuric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. arenosus, fr. arena sand. ] Sandy; full of sand. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. bi- + spinose. ] (Zool.) Having two spines. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a medium-sized blackish-gray seal (Cystophora cristata) with a large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic-Atlantic waters.
Syn. -- hooded seal. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A nickname for a Nova Scotian; also, a Nova Scotian ship (called also ; a Nova Scotian potato, etc. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Having the nose bottle-shaped, or large at the end. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) 1. A grey cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as Delphinus Tursio and Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus, of Europe. Also Tursiops truncatus -- a synonym?
Syn. -- bottlenose dolphin. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. The puffin. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. a north Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead.
Syn. -- bottle-nosed whale, bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Arch.) An external angle when obtuse or rounded. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. by crossing the bulldog with terriers.
Syn. -- bull terrier. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } a. [ L. carnosus, fr. caro, carnis, flesh: cf. OF. carneux, F. charneux. ] 1. Of or pertaining to flesh; fleshy. [ 1913 Webster ]

A distinct carnose muscle. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Of a fleshy consistence; -- applied to succulent leaves, stems, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

, n. A large bloodsucking hemipterous insect of the family Reduviidæ, often found in houses, esp. in the southern and western United States. It bites severely, and is one of the species called kissing bugs. It is also called big bedbug.
Syn. -- cone-nosed bug, conenose bug, big bedbug, kissing bug. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A red nose. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. crinis hair. ] Hairy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Cyanic. ] Rendered blue, as the surface of the body, from cyanosis or deficient aëration of the blood. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To ascertain by diagnosis; to diagnosticate. See Diagnosticate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. farinosus: cf. F. farineux. ] 1. Yielding farina; as, farinose substances. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot. & Zool.) Covered with a sort of white, mealy powder, as the leaves of some poplars, and the body of certain insects; mealy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A crystallizable, sugarlike substance, with a slightly sweetish taste, obtained from the gentian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A hard-nosed person; one who is realistic and pragmatic and is impatient with those who are not. [ slang ] [ PJC ]

adj. facing reality squarely; guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; tough and pragmatic; as, a hard-nosed businessman.
Syn. -- down-to-earth, hardheaded, practical, pragmatic. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

(Zool.) A harmless North American snake of the genus Heterodon, esp. Heterodon platyrhynos; -- called also puffing adder, blowing adder, and sand viper. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a hooked or aquiline nose. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. lacunosus full of holes or hollows; cf. F. lacuneux. See Lacuna. ] (Biol.) Furrowed or pitted; having shallow cavities or lacunæ; as, a lacunose leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. lanuginosus, fr. lanugo, -ginis, woolly substance, down, fr. lana wool: cf. F. lanugineux. ] Covered with down, or fine soft hair; downy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Having a leaflike membrane on the nose; -- said of certain bats, esp. of the genera Phyllostoma and Rhinonycteris. See Vampire. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Lentiginous. ] (Bot.) Bearing numerous dots resembling freckles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Bot.) See Lignin. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Chem.) An explosive compound of wood fiber and nitroglycerin. See Nitroglycerin. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. lignosus, fr. lignum wood: cf. F. ligneux. Cf. Ligneous. ] Ligneous. [ R. ] Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The European garfish. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mono- + sepal: cf. F. monosépale. ] (Bot.) Having only one sepal, or the calyx in one piece or composed of the sepals united into one piece; gamosepalous. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The most recent writers restrict this term to flowers having a solarity sepal, and use gamosepalous for a calyx formed by several sepals combined into one piece. Cf. Monopetalous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. nös, Sw. näsa, Dan. näse, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos', L. nasus, nares, Skr. nāsā, nās. √261. Cf. Nasal, Nasturtium, Naze, Nostril, Nozzle. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Anat.) The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The power of smelling; hence, scent. [ 1913 Webster ]

We are not offended with a dog for a better nose than his master. Collier. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nose bit (Carp.), a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having a cutting edge on one side of its boring end. --
Nose hammer (Mach.), a frontal hammer. --
Nose hole (Glass Making), a small opening in a furnace, before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft at the beginning of the flattening process. --
Nose key (Carp.), a fox wedge. --
Nose leaf (Zool.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in size and form. --
Nose of wax, (fig.), a person who is pliant and easily influenced. “A nose of wax to be turned every way.” Massinger --
Nose piece, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is attached. --
To hold one's nose to the grindstone,
To put one's nose to the grindstone, or
To bring one's nose to the grindstone. See under Grindstone. --
To lead by the nose, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a beast. Shak. --
To put one's nose out of joint, to humiliate one's pride, esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another. [ Slang ] --
To thrust one's nose into, to meddle officiously in. --
To wipe one's nose of, to deprive of; to rob. [ Slang ] --
on the nose, (a) exactly, accurately. (b) (racing) to win, as opposed to to place or to show. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Nosed p. pr. & vb. n. Nosing. ] 1. To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lambs . . . nosing the mother's udder. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature . . . nosed Parliament in the very seat of its authority. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer. [ R. ] Cowley. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to; meet. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

5. To furnish with a nose; as, to nose a stair tread. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

6. To examine with the nose or sense of smell. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

7. To make by advancing the nose or front end; as, the train nosed its way into the station; [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

8. (Racing Slang) to beat by (the length of) a nose. Hence, to defeat in a contest by a small margin; also used in the form nose out. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. To push or move with the nose or front forward. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

A train of cable cars came nosing along. Hamlin Garland. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. i. 1. To smell; to sniff; to scent. Audubon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one; to nose around. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. to look around or search, especially where one has no authority to do so; to pry; to be nosy. Same as nose{ 2 }, v. i. [ PJC ]

n. A bag in which feed for a horse, ox, or the like, may be fastened under the nose by a string passing over the head. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. That part of the headstall of a bridle which passes over a horse's nose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A bleeding at the nose. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) The yarrow. See Yarrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A count of the number of persons present or who are to be included in a group; as, get a nosecount of those who are planning to go; also, a periodic count of the population.
Syn. -- census. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. Having a nose, or such a nose; -- chiefly used in composition; as, pug-nosed. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To drop with the nose or front first, as of an airplane.
Syn. -- nosedive. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Nose + gay in the sense of a gay or showy thing. ] A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ See Noursle. ] To nurse; to lead or teach; to foster; to nuzzle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

If any man use the Scripture . . . to nosel thee in anything save in Christ, he is a false prophet. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of a nose. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A kind of cress, a pungent cruciferous plant, including several species of the genus Nasturtium. [ 1913 Webster ]