Nez Percé
[ nez purs; French ney per-sey ]
/ ˈnɛz ˈpɜrs; French neɪ pɛrˈseɪ /
noun, plural Nez Per·cés [nez pur-siz; French ney per-sey] /ˈnɛz ˈpɜr sɪz; French neɪ pɛrˈseɪ/, (especially collectively) Nez Per·cé for 1.
a member of a North American Indian people of the Sahaptin family.
the Sahaptin language of the Nez Percé.
Origin of Nez Percé
1805–15; < French: literally, pierced nose
Example sentences from the Web for nez perce
He had escaped fire and smoke, or he would not have been here on Arkansa with his old grizzled Nez-perce steed.
In the Old West |George Frederick Ruxton
British Dictionary definitions for nez perce
Nez Percé
/ (ˈnɛz ˈpɜːs, French ne pɛrse) /
noun
plural Nez Percés (ˈpɜːsɪz, French pɛrse) or Nez Percé
a member of a North American Indian people of the Pacific coast, a tribe of the Sahaptin
the Sahaptin language of this people
Word Origin for Nez Percé
French, literally: pierced nose