nosewing

English

Etymology

From nose +‎ wing.

Noun

nosewing (plural nosewings)

1. The arch of cartilage on either side of the nose.
   • 1974, Vladimir Nabokov, Look at the Harlequins!, [1]

     A furrow sloped down from each nosewing, and a jowl pouch on each side of my chin formed in three-quarterface the banal flexure common to old men of all races, classes, and professions.

   • 2006, Thomas Wolfe, Look Homeward, Angel, p. 313

     Eliza laughed slyly, passing her finger under her wide nosewing.

Translations

part of nose

• Dutch: neusvleugel (nl) m
• Hungarian: orrcimpa (hu)
• Swedish: näsvinge (sv) c