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5 Oct 2026, 20:32 by bogdan “Etymology and definitions from AHD, Etymonline, MW, OED, RHWU, Wiktionary” current version

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+ ==Etymology==
+ The word is [[inh|enm|nostrille]],^(AHD)^(Wiktionary) [[inh|ang|nosþyrl|t=nose-hole]],^(Etymonline)^(Wiktionary) from ''nosu'' “nose” + ''þyrel'' “hole”,^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate) and is recorded in Old English around 1000.^(OED 1989) After the second element fell out of use as a word of its own, its form was corrupted within the compound.^(Etymonline)
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+ Compare [[nose]] and [[thirl]].^(OED 1989)^(RHWU)
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+ ==Noun==
+ '''nostril'''
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+ # Either of the two external openings of the nose.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)
+ # A similar opening in other animals, such as on a bird's beak.^(OED 1989)^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}