nosehole

English

noun
Definitions
  • A nostril.
  • (glassmaking) 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.

Etymology

Compound from English nose + English hole (miserable place, a hollow).

Origin

English

hole

Gloss

miserable place, a hollow

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