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Definition of Roman nose
1. Noun. A nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge.
Definition of Roman nose
1. Noun. An aquiline nose. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Roman Nose
Literary usage of Roman nose
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Whimsey Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1906)
"THE Roman nose rI ^HAT Roman nose! that Roman nose! I Has robbed my bosom of
repose; For when in sleep my eyelids close, It haunts me still, that Roman nose ..."
2. A Whimsey Anthology by Carolyn Wells (1906)
"THE Roman nose r I AHAT Roman nose! that Roman nose! Has robbed my bosom of
repose; For when in sleep my eyelids close, It haunts me still, that Roman nose! ..."
3. Catlin's Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with His by George Catlin (1848)
"Arrival in Dublin—Decline of the Roman nose—Exhibition in the Rotunda—Feast of
ducks—First drive—Phoenix Park—Stags—Indians' ideas of game-laws and ..."
4. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"1683 for Ferguson's apprehension he is described as follows: ' A tall lean man,
dark brown hair, a great Roman nose, thin jawed, heat in his face, ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Roman nose, a Cheyenne Indian who operated along the Kansas border from 1864 to
... At this council Roman nose presented the claims of the Cheyenne in a ..."
6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Roman nose, a Cheyenne Indian who operated along the Kansas border from 1864 to
... At this council Roman nose presented the claims of 'the Cheyenne in a ..."
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