n.
Pronunciation: ' snau ̇ t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English snute; akin to Middle Dutch sn ū t snout, German Schnauze
Date: 13th century
1 a (1) : a long projecting nose (as of a swine) (2) : an anterior prolongation of the head of various animals (as a weevil) : ROSTRUM b : the human nose especially when large or grotesque
2 : something resembling an animal's snout in position, function, or shape: as a : PROW b : NOZZLE c : the terminal face of a glacier
– snout · ed \ ' snau ̇ -t ə d \ adjective
– snout · ish \ -tish \ adjective
– snouty \ -t ē \ adjective