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nose

Meaning of “nose”

The projecting part of the face containing the nostrils and serving chiefly for smell and breathing.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
12 occurrences12 verses7 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Leviticus 21:18

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Job 40:24
He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Job 40:24 · retained source text

He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pearceth through snares.

1611 marginal noteOr, will any take him in his sight? or bore his nose with a ginne?

Job 41:2
Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Job 41:2 · retained source text

Canst thou put an hooke into his nose? or bore his iawe through with a thorne?

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Historical definitions

The prominent part of the face that contains the nostrils and serves as the organ of smell and a passage for breath.

volume 2, leaf 194, column 3 (main_dictionary)