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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Nasal \Na"sal\, n.
1. An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or
through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously.
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2. (Med.) A medicine that operates through the nose; an
errhine. [Archaic]
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3. (Anc. Armor) Part of a helmet projecting to protect the
nose; a {nose guard}.
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4. (Anat.) One of the nasal bones.
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5. (Zool.) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
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