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1 aubergine
n. f.1. 'Conk', 'hooter', bulbous nose (the kind of highly-coloured proboscis heralding the heavy drinker).2. 'Meter-maid', traffic warden. (Until 1980, their uniform was aubergine-coloured.) -
2 truffe
n. m.1. 'Conk', 'hooter', bulbous nose. (The word derives its imagery from that most expensive delicacy, the truffle.)2. 'Burk', 'nincompoop', idiot. Comme truffe, on ne fait pas mieux! He's just about as thick as they come!
См. также в других словарях:
bulbous — adjective Date: 1578 1. having a bulb ; growing from or bearing bulbs 2. resembling a bulb especially in roundness < a bulbous nose > • bulbously adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
bulbous — bul|bous [ˈbʌlbəs] adj fat, round, and unattractive ▪ a bulbous nose … Dictionary of contemporary English
bulbous — adjective fat and round and unattractive: a bulbous nose … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nose — I n. 1) to blow; wipe one s nose 2) to pick one s nose 3) an aquiline, Roman; bulbous; pug, snub, turned up nose 4) a bloody; running, runny nose (the child has a runny nose) 5) through the nose (to breathe through the nose) 6) a nose bleeds;… … Combinatory dictionary
nose — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, bulbous, huge, large, long, prominent, strong ▪ little, small, tiny … Collocations dictionary
nose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. proboscis, snout, muzzle, beak, schnozzle (sl.); nasal or olfactory organ; nostrils. See convexity. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The organ of smell] Syn. nasal organ, nasal cavity, nares, nasal passages,… … English dictionary for students
bulbous — bul|bous [ bʌlbəs ] adjective big and round, or shaped like an onion: the bulbous domes of Orthodox churches a bulbous red nose … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bulbous — [[t]bʌ̱lbəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Something that is bulbous is round and fat in a rather ugly way. ...his bulbous purple nose … English dictionary
bulbous — UK [ˈbʌlbəs] / US adjective big and round, or shaped like an onion the bulbous domes of Orthodox churches a bulbous red nose … English dictionary
bulbous — adj. Bulbous is used with these nouns: ↑nose … Collocations dictionary
Bottle-nose — Bot tle nose Bottle nosed dolphin Bot tle nosed dolphin, n. (Zo[ o]l.) 1. A grey cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species, as {Delphinus Tursio} and {Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus}, of Europe. Note: Also {Tursiops truncatus} a synonym? Syn … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
