Leptorrhine describes having a long and narrow nose.
Leptorrhine describes someone having a long, narrow nose.
| Front | leptorrhine \LEP-tuh-ryn\ |
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| Back | adjective Having a long narrow nose. [From Greek lepto- (thin) + rhin (nose). Also see rhinorrhea (a runny nose). First recorded use: 1880.] "Like a horny sightless woman on a blind date, she begins to knead her heavy friendship-ring-laden fingers into my face. 'Leptorrhine nose ... kumquat-headed ...'" |
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