a nose with a pronounced outward and downward curve; aquiline nose
Derived forms
hooknosed (ˈhookˌnosed)
adjective
hooknose in American English
(ˈhʊkˌnoʊz)
noun
a nose curved downward somewhat like a hook; aquiline nose
Derived forms
hooknosed (ˈhookˌnosed)
adjective
hooknose in American English
(ˈhukˌnouz)
noun
a curved nose; aquiline nose
Derived forms
hooknosed
adjective
Word origin
[1680–90; hook1 + nose]This word is first recorded in the period 1680–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: commercial, mob, reservoir, skyrocket, timekeeper