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Sharp-nosed

adjective

Having a sharply pointed nose.

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"Sharp-nosed" Quotes from Famous Books

... that the Indians, in such a secure location, would not be stirring beyond the village at this late hour, and he had little fear of anything except the sharp-nosed dogs that are always prowling about an Indian village. He was within three hundred yards of the lodges when he heard the faint sound of voices and footsteps. He instantly lay down among the bushes, but raised himself a little on his elbow ...

— The Last of the Chiefs - A Story of the Great Sioux War • Joseph Altsheler

... down the trap-door, and mechanically, as if in a dream, I sat down by the man and listened to his instructions, kindly enough bestowed. But I did not remain in peace two minutes. A burst of chatter rose as the foreman vanished, and a tall, bloated, sharp-nosed young man next me bawled in ...

— Alton Locke, Tailor And Poet • Rev. Charles Kingsley et al

... round and beheld a tiny, bent old woman, all enveloped in grey rags. The old woman's face was visible from beneath them: a yellow, wrinkled, sharp-nosed, toothless face. ...

— A Reckless Character - And Other Stories • Ivan Turgenev

Words linked to "Sharp-nosed" : nosed