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hawknose

American  
[hawk-nohz] / ˈhɔkˌnoʊz /

noun

  1. a nose curved like the beak of a hawk.

Other Word Forms

  • hawknosed adjective

Etymology

Origin of hawknose

1525–35; back formation from hawk-nosed; hawk 1, nose, -ed 3

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