Nose key

Nose \Nose\ (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase,
   OHG. nasa, Icel. n["o]s, Sw. n[aum]sa, Dan. n[aum]se, Lith.
   nosis, Russ. nos', L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s.
   [root]261. Cf. {Nasal}, {Nasturtium}, {Naze}, {Nostril},
   {Nozzle}.]
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   1. (Anat.) The prominent part of the face or anterior
      extremity of the head containing the nostrils and
      olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See {Nostril},
      and {Olfactory organ} under {Olfactory}.
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   2. The power of smelling; hence, scent.
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            We are not offended with a dog for a better nose
            than his master.                      --Collier.
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   3. A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a
      snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the
      nose of a teakettle.
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   {Nose bit} (Carp.), a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having
      a cutting edge on one side of its boring end.

   {Nose hammer} (Mach.), a frontal hammer.

   {Nose hole} (Glass Making), a small opening in a furnace,
      before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft
      at the beginning of the flattening process.

   {Nose key} (Carp.), a fox wedge.

   {Nose leaf} (Zool.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin
      on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in
      size and form.

   {Nose of wax}, (fig.), a person who is pliant and easily
      influenced. "A nose of wax to be turned every way."
      --Massinger

   {Nose piece}, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the
      end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is
      attached.

   {To hold one's nose to the grindstone}, {To put one's nose to
   the grindstone}, or {To bring one's nose to the grindstone}.
      See under {Grindstone}.

   {To lead by the nose}, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to
      follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a
      beast. --Shak.

   {To put one's nose out of joint}, to humiliate one's pride,
      esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another.
      [Slang]

   {To thrust one's nose into}, to meddle officiously in.

   {To wipe one's nose of}, to deprive of; to rob. [Slang]

   {on the nose},
      (a) exactly, accurately.
      (b) (racing) to win, as opposed to {to place} or {to
          show}.
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