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| egg tooth |
a toothlike growth on the noses or beaks of very young reptiles and birds with which they break the egg membrane or shell when hatching. |
| eyeglass |
(pl.) two glass or plastic lenses in a frame that has a bridge resting on the nose and extensions hooked around the ears, used to correct defective vision; glasses; spectacles. [1/4 definitions] |
| hackamore |
a simple bitless bridle of rope or rawhide with a reinforced noseband and single rope rein which together exert controlling pressure on the nose of a horse, used esp. for training. |
| Himalayan |
any of a breed of small domestic rabbit that has white fur except on the nose, feet, tail, and tips of the ears, which are dark. [1/3 definitions] |
| rhinoplasty |
plastic surgery on the nose. |
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