See Also: Terena(dictionary)

nostril (iou) and Terena (iou)


nostril (iou)



nostril noun & verb.
[Old English nosTyrl, nosterl (= Old Frisian nosterl), from NOSE noun + THIRL noun1.]
A. noun. Also (long obsolete exc. dial.) nose-thirl .
1. Either of the two openings in the nose in humans and most vertebrates; an analogous opening in Other animals. OE.
P. Bowles He..inhaled a bit of snuff through each nostril. C. Jackson A good nose, the nostrils of which flared slightly as if scenting some distant..odour. fig.: Burke Our judgements stink in the nostrils of the people.
2. A small opening, esp. in a furnace, through which gas, water, etc., may pass. M19.
B. verb trans. & intrans. Infl. -ll-. Inhale or exhale through the nose. E20.
nostrilled adjective having a nostril or nostrils, esp. of a specified kind E20.
nostrility noun (rare) prominence of the part of the nose surrounding the nostrils L19.

Terena (iou)



Terena noun & adjective. . L19.
[Terena.]
A. noun. Pl. same, -s.
A member of a people of the southern Mato Grosso in Brazil. L19.
The Arawakan language of this people. M20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to the Terena or their language. E20.