Nosehole

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A nostril.
  2. 2
    A small opening in a furnace, before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft at the beginning of the flattening process.

Synonyms

All synonyms
nostrilnostril

Etymology

From nose + hole.

Related phrases

crown glass

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