snowte
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch snute or Middle Low German snute; ultimately from Proto-Germanic *snūtaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
snowte (plural snowtes)
- An animal's snout or trunk (long, projecting nose and mouth).
- (derogatory) The nose of a person; the flesh surrounding the nasal cavity.
- The facial features or appearance of a person; how one's face looks.
- (figuratively) The temperament or behaviour of a person.
- The point of something sharp (e.g. a needle or a seafaring vessel of war)
Descendants
References
- “snǒut(e (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-25.
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- enm:Animal body parts
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