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simous, a.|ˈsaɪməs|
[f. L. sīmus, Gr. σῑµός: see -ous.]
†1. Bending or curving inward; concave. Also of the nose: Snub, flat. Obs.
1634T. Johnson Parey's Chirurg. iii. xx. (1678) 73 This Gate-vein coming out of the simous part of the Liver, is divided into six branches. 1666J. Smith Old Age (ed. 2) 71 It is on the external or forepart, gibbous or bunching outward; on the internal or hind part, simous or bending inwards. 1688Holme Armoury ii. 295/2 A Swallow tailed Shelldrake. This Fowl hath a short Bill, and simous. 1697Evelyn Numismata ix. 297 The nose..long, short, simous.
2. Having a flat nose; snub-nosed. rare.
1656Blount Glossogr., Simous, flat nosed. 1803Shaw Gen. Zool. IV. i. 172 Simous Blenny, Blennius Simus. |