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  • • From the word Nez, a nose, as well as Ness in English, in the words Sheerness, Foul - ness, Sec. signifies a point or head of land, projecting or running oat into the water; hence Blanc Nez is in English literally Whiteness.

    Le petit Neptune français; or, French coasting pilot, for the coast of Flanders, Channel, Bay of ... Neptune 1793

  • Reno's arts community could blend with current special events with athletic themes, including the river festival and the Northstar-at-Tahoe Tour de Nez, which is part of USA Cycling's national race series.

    RGJ.com - Latest News 2009

  • His screen name Nez showed that he was the most active alien seeker for SETI in the entire country.

    Click Orlando - Local News 2009

  • His screen name Nez showed that he was the most active alien seeker for SETI in the entire country.

    WSBTV.com - Local News 2009

  • J. Nathan Pierce, "Nez" to his friends, retired colonel USMC, successful businessman and millionaire benefactor of the University of Texas.

    Free Excerpt 1/5: Book of Secrets by Chris Roberson 2009

  • When perfumers (affectionately called a "Nez" or Nose) design a fragrance, they generally think of the scent as having three notes, a high, middle, and low.

    INeedCoffee 2008

  • The great Native American of the Nez Perce tribe, Chief Joseph, said, "It is easy to laugh at what you don't understand."

    Kristen Houghton: Happiness Is ... Polygamy? Kristen Houghton 2010

  • The great Native American of the Nez Perce tribe, Chief Joseph, said, "It is easy to laugh at what you don't understand."

    Kristen Houghton: Happiness Is ... Polygamy? Kristen Houghton 2010

  • The route to the pass is one of the West's most scenic, full of twisting switchbacks, steep hillsides and solitude as it skirts the Nez Perce Indian reservation and the rushing Lochsa River.

    Idaho Shortcut Stalls Global Trek Joel Millman 2010

  • The great Native American of the Nez Perce tribe, Chief Joseph, said, "It is easy to laugh at what you don't understand."

    Kristen Houghton: Happiness Is ... Polygamy? Kristen Houghton 2010

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