Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having slender or narrow nasal bones, as a skull.
- noun A person or race having narrow nasal bones.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having a long narrow nose
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