Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a keen or delicate sense of smell.
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Examples
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It is made evident by dogs and other fine-nosed animals that every human being has his, or her, peculiar scent which varies according to age and health.
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They're slender and fine-nosed, those guns -- you want to call them 'Madame.'
Under Fire: the story of a squad Henri Barbusse 1904
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But how many of these fine-nosed dames now cry, 'Would to God we had sea-coal!
The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 David Masson 1864
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But how many of these fine-nosed dames now cry, 'Would to God we had sea-coal!
The Life of John Milton Masson, David, 1822-1907 1859
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It is made evident by dogs and other fine-nosed animals that every human being has his, or her, peculiar scent which varies according to age and health.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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"Some fine-nosed city dames," it says, "used to tell their husbands, 'O husband! we shall never be well, we nor our children, whilst we live in the smell of this city's sea-coal smoke!
The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 David Masson 1864
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“Some fine-nosed city dames,” it says, “used to tell their husbands, 'O husband! we shall never be well, we nor our children, whilst we live in the smell of this city's sea-coal smoke!
The Life of John Milton Masson, David, 1822-1907 1859
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