nosethirl

== English == === Alternative forms === nosethril [16th–17th c.] === Etymology === From Middle English nosethirl. By surface analysis, nose +‎ thirl. Compare nostril. === Noun === nosethirl (plural nosethirls) (now UK regional, archaic) A nostril. === Anagrams === helitrons, short line, shortline == Middle English == === Alternative forms === nosethrille, nosethurl, nosethrul, nosetherel, nosethrel, nosethorl, nosederl, nosetrel, nosestirl === Etymology === From Old English nosþyrel, equivalent to nose +‎ thirl. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɔːz(ə)ˌθirl/ === Noun === nosethirl (plural nosethirles) nostril ==== Synonyms ==== nestryl nesethirl nostrille ==== Descendants ==== English: nosethirl (archaic) ==== References ==== “nōse-thirl, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.