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单词 nose-high
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Definition of nose-high in English:

nose-high

adjective ˌnəʊzˈhʌɪ
  • 1Rising or reaching as high as a person's nose.

  • 2Informal. Haughty, disdainful.

  • 3Aeronautics and Astronautics= nose-up.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Drant (c1540–1578), poet and Church of England clergyman. From nose + high.

 
 

Definition of nose-high in US English:

nose-high

adjectiveˌnəʊzˈhʌɪ
  • 1Rising or reaching as high as a person's nose.

  • 2Informal. Haughty, disdainful.

  • 3Aeronautics and Astronautics= nose-up.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Drant (c1540–1578), poet and Church of England clergyman. From nose + high.

 
 
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