nosewiseadv.

Brit.

/ˈnəʊzwʌɪz/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊzˌwaɪz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nose n., -wise comb. form.

Etymology: < nose n. + -wise comb. form.

rare before late 20th cent.

With the nose; with regard to the nose.

ΚΠ

1839 H. D. Thoreau Jrnl. 31 Aug. (1981) I. 135 As if to improve upon our seeming advances comes one [fox] to greet us nose-wise under our tent curtain.

1985 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 4 Oct. c2 Nosewise, the Hawk is the noblest Roman of them all.

1995 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 23 Sept. 14 They could be used as drug-sniffer dogs... Nosewise they are good trackers.

2002 New Statesman 27 May 46/2 Nosewise, her only rivals are Pinocchio and Cyrano de Bergerac.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nosewise
释义	nosewiseadv. Brit. /ˈnəʊzwʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈnoʊzˌwaɪz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nose n., -wise comb. form. Etymology: < nose n. + -wise comb. form. rare before late 20th cent. With the nose; with regard to the nose. ΚΠ 1839 H. D. Thoreau Jrnl. 31 Aug. (1981) I. 135 As if to improve upon our seeming advances comes one [fox] to greet us nose-wise under our tent curtain. 1985 Chicago Tribune (Nexis) 4 Oct. c2 Nosewise, the Hawk is the noblest Roman of them all. 1995 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 23 Sept. 14 They could be used as drug-sniffer dogs... Nosewise they are good trackers. 2002 New Statesman 27 May 46/2 Nosewise, her only rivals are Pinocchio and Cyrano de Bergerac. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : † nose-wiseadj. < adv.1839 see also
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