ROMAN NOSE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Roman nose mean? 

• ROMAN NOSE (noun)
  The noun ROMAN NOSE has 1 sense:

1. a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge

  Familiarity information: ROMAN NOSE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROMAN NOSE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

hooknose; Roman nose

Hypernyms ("Roman nose" is a kind of...):

nose; olfactory organ (the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals)

 Context examples 

The rose or flesh-colored nose has a slightly convex shape called "Roman nose."

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