Idioms for nose

Origin of nose

before 900; Middle English (noun); Old English nosu; akin to Dutch neus, German Nase, Latin nāsus, Sanskrit nāsā

OTHER WORDS FROM nose

nose·less, adjective nose·like, adjective un·nosed, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for count noses

nose
/ (nəʊz) /

noun

verb

See also nose out

Derived forms of nose

noseless, adjective noselike, adjective

Word Origin for nose

Old English nosu; related to Old Frisian nose, Norwegian nosa to smell and nus smell

Medical definitions for count noses

nose
[ nōz ]

n.

The part of the human face or the forward part of the head of other vertebrates that contains the nostrils and organs of smell and forms the beginning of the respiratory tract.

Idioms and Phrases with count noses (1 of 2)

count noses

Also, count heads. Reckon up the number of those present. For example, The theater seemed only half-full, so the producer decided to count noses, or Our tour leader was always careful to count heads before the bus started off. This idiom was originally put as tell noses. [Mid-1600s]

Idioms and Phrases with count noses (2 of 2)

nose