SNOUT


Meaning of SNOUT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsnau̇t ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English snute; akin to Middle Dutch snūt 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 ˈsnau̇-təd adjective

• snout·ish -tish adjective

• snouty -tē adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.