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  • He is the hereditary patriarch of a region β€” a stoic, hooknosed farmer named Hilmi, who is white-haired at 65 now, and has long been sought out for his generosity and advice.

    House of War Langewiesche, William 2008

  • Punch, an evil, hooknosed, humpbacked figure was the main character in the glove puppet presentation.

    Punch and Judy 2006

  • Punch, an evil, hooknosed, humpbacked figure was the main character in the glove puppet presentation.

    Archive 2006-09-01 2006

  • β€œHe would have to be tall and broad and dark and hooknosed,” she said.

    Slightly Married Balogh, Mary 2003

  • The normal liveliness was likewise gone from the roundish, hooknosed face.

    Operation Luna Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1999

  • A bald, hooknosed man in a hooded robe, he lay sprawled on a dark stain in the middle of the floor.

    And Other Tales Of Valdemar Lackey, Mercedes 1997

  • Mari turned around in time to see the bony, hooknosed man who stood behind the bar reach down and pull something out of a hidden recess.

    Curse of the Shadowmage Anthony, Mark, 1966- 1995

  • He was a small, well-knit man with a high forehead above a furrowed, hooknosed face and pale blue eyes.

    The Game Of Empire Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1985

  • With his sword he motioned the captain to lie down on the deck; fuming, the hooknosed seaman complied.

    Conan The Unconquered Jordan, Robert, 1948- 1983

  • As Wexford looked from the car at the house where the Knightons had lived in such sad contiguity, a hooknosed man in a burnous came out of the front door.

    The Speaker Of Mandarin Rendell, Ruth, 1930- 1983

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