Associations to the word «Hooknose»

Wiktionary

HOOKNOSE, noun. An aquiline nose
HOOKNOSE, noun. Someone with such a nose

Dictionary definition

HOOKNOSE, noun. A nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats