retrousséadj.n.

Brit.

/rᵻˈtruːseɪ/, U.S.

/ˌrɛtrʊˈseɪ/

Forms: 1800s rétroussé (irregular), 1800s– retroussé, 1800s– retroussèe (irregular), 1900s– retrousse.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French retroussé, retrousser.

Etymology: < French retroussé turned up, curving upward (1636 in nez retroussé turned up nose; 1558 in Middle French with reference to a person's belly), transferred use as adjective of past participle of retrousser to hitch up (a garment) (1530 in Middle French; 1552 in sense ‘(of a garment) to be hitched up’, used reflexively; c1200 in Old French in sense ‘to load or burden again’) < re- re- prefix + trousser truss v.The use as noun is not paralleled in French. N.E.D. (1908) only gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (rətruse) /rətruse/.

A. adj.

Of the nose: turned up (attractively) at the tip. Also more generally: turned or curving upward.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > upwards

turned-up1621

resimated1681

turn-up1685

upturning1769

retroussé1802

kipper1822

upturned1843

upcurved1870

upswept1960

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > nose > [adjective] > types of nose

cammed?c1350

camoisc1380

snatteda1387

camoisedc1515

flat1560

hawked1577

rising1606

simous1634

aquiline1646

Roman1665

snoutya1685

suspense1697

rhinocerical1710

rhinocerotic1755

Bardolphian1756

cock-up1763

bridgeless1772

retroussé1802

snubbed1802

snubbish1828

snubby1828

snipish1834

snub1843

pugged1847

puggisha1849

tip-tilted1872

saddleback1897

beak-sharp1933

spitzy1968

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having upward direction > turned upwards

retroussé1898

1802 C. Wilmot Irish Peer on Continent (1920) 57 General MacDonald..is tall, and thin, the nez retroussé and his eyes round and solemn.

1862 M. E. Braddon Lady Audley's Secret I. viii. 123 The red and pouting lips, the nose inclined to be retroussé.

1898 Westm. Gaz. 3 Nov. 3/2 The retroussé toque (cleft in the centre) for covering or partially covering with fur.

1930 Daily Express 6 Oct. 5/4 Whereas Yvonne's is retroussé, Jane's nose is—well, it's not snub.

1982 Afr. Arts 15 81/3 The Kono [mask] was..subtly more aggressive with its metal teeth, retroussé lips, and angular brows.

1992 G. Vidal Live from Golgotha viii. 85 The beautiful, shadowy creature nodded, wrinkling her retroussé nose.

B. n.

A retroussé nose. Also: an upward curve.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > direction > specific directions > [noun] > turning upwards > a turned up part

turning up1628

retroussé1861

1861 G. A. Sala Seven Sons Mammon xi, in Temple Bar Apr. 23 Her nose wavered between the mild retroussé and the decided snub.

1871 Young Englishwoman July 393/2 The Gabrielle dress..falling with puff or retroussé of any kind at the back, is very graceful in outline.

1891 M. D. Conway Prisons of Air ix. 107 No aquiline nose in the college could complete with the retroussé of Fanny.

1919 Overland Monthly Jan. 15/1 He wondered if her nose was tilted for his benefit, or if it was only a perfect retrousse of which one reads so often but seldom sees.

2002 Guardian (Nexis) 29 Oct. 15 It is upsetting to discover that my retrousse is passe.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	retroussé
释义	retrousséadj.n. Brit. /rᵻˈtruːseɪ/, U.S. /ˌrɛtrʊˈseɪ/ Forms: 1800s rétroussé (irregular), 1800s– retroussé, 1800s– retroussèe (irregular), 1900s– retrousse. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French retroussé, retrousser. Etymology: < French retroussé turned up, curving upward (1636 in nez retroussé turned up nose; 1558 in Middle French with reference to a person's belly), transferred use as adjective of past participle of retrousser to hitch up (a garment) (1530 in Middle French; 1552 in sense ‘(of a garment) to be hitched up’, used reflexively; c1200 in Old French in sense ‘to load or burden again’) < re- re- prefix + trousser truss v.The use as noun is not paralleled in French. N.E.D. (1908) only gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (rətruse) /rətruse/. A. adj. Of the nose: turned up (attractively) at the tip. Also more generally: turned or curving upward. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [adjective] > upwards turned-up1621 resimated1681 turn-up1685 upturning1769 retroussé1802 kipper1822 upturned1843 upcurved1870 upswept1960 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > nose > [adjective] > types of nose cammed?c1350 camoisc1380 snatteda1387 camoisedc1515 flat1560 hawked1577 rising1606 simous1634 aquiline1646 Roman1665 snoutya1685 suspense1697 rhinocerical1710 rhinocerotic1755 Bardolphian1756 cock-up1763 bridgeless1772 retroussé1802 snubbed1802 snubbish1828 snubby1828 snipish1834 snub1843 pugged1847 puggisha1849 tip-tilted1872 saddleback1897 beak-sharp1933 spitzy1968 the world > space > direction > specific directions > [adjective] > having upward direction > turned upwards retroussé1898 1802 C. Wilmot Irish Peer on Continent (1920) 57 General MacDonald..is tall, and thin, the nez retroussé and his eyes round and solemn. 1862 M. E. Braddon Lady Audley's Secret I. viii. 123 The red and pouting lips, the nose inclined to be retroussé. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 3 Nov. 3/2 The retroussé toque (cleft in the centre) for covering or partially covering with fur. 1930 Daily Express 6 Oct. 5/4 Whereas Yvonne's is retroussé, Jane's nose is—well, it's not snub. 1982 Afr. Arts 15 81/3 The Kono [mask] was..subtly more aggressive with its metal teeth, retroussé lips, and angular brows. 1992 G. Vidal Live from Golgotha viii. 85 The beautiful, shadowy creature nodded, wrinkling her retroussé nose. B. n. A retroussé nose. Also: an upward curve. ΘΚΠ the world > space > direction > specific directions > [noun] > turning upwards > a turned up part turning up1628 retroussé1861 1861 G. A. Sala Seven Sons Mammon xi, in Temple Bar Apr. 23 Her nose wavered between the mild retroussé and the decided snub. 1871 Young Englishwoman July 393/2 The Gabrielle dress..falling with puff or retroussé of any kind at the back, is very graceful in outline. 1891 M. D. Conway Prisons of Air ix. 107 No aquiline nose in the college could complete with the retroussé of Fanny. 1919 Overland Monthly Jan. 15/1 He wondered if her nose was tilted for his benefit, or if it was only a perfect retrousse of which one reads so often but seldom sees. 2002 Guardian (Nexis) 29 Oct. 15 It is upsetting to discover that my retrousse is passe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1802
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