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“nose” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

nose
nasus (PROP.; also, of things which have the appearance of a nose): nares, plur., (PROP., the nostrils; hence always to be used where the aperture or the lower part of the nose is especially denoted. Also the sing., naris, may be used, if one nostril is understood): a finely-formed, handsome nose, nasus deductus ad omnem decorem: an aquiline nose, nasus aduncus: a flat, snub nose, nares simae or resimae; nasus simus or collisus: that has a flat, snub nose, simus: a sharp, pointed nose, nasus acutus: a large nose, nasus magnus: that has a large nose, nasutus; naso (as an epithet of anyone): a fine nose, nasus sagax, nares sagaces (of quick scent; said of men or animals): acutae nares (figuratively): to have a fine nose, acutum habere nasum (PROP.): festive omnia odorari (figuratively): to blow or wipe the nose, se emungere (☞ nares emungere, poetical): to pick the nose, digito nares inquietare: to snuff with the nose, pulso subito spiritu nares excutere: to spread out the nose, nares diducere: to hold anything to the nose, aliquid naribus or ad nares admovere: to stick anything in the nose, demittere aliquid in narem or nares: the nose is wet, nares hument: the nose bleeds, sanguis ex naribus or per nares fluit or prorumpit; sanguis per nares erumpit: a bleeding at the nose, discharge of blood from the nose, fluens sanguis per nares; narium sanguis; profluvium sanguinis e naribus: to turn up the nose, naribus contemtum or fastidium ostendere (to show contempt or disgust; after Quint., 11, 3, 80): to turn up the nose at anyone (in contempt), aliquem suspendere naso (Hor., Sat., 1, 6, 5): to twist anybody’s nose, alicui verba dare; alicui ludum suggerere: to lead anyone by the nose, aliquem eludere et extrahere (to mock): aliquem lactare et falsa, spe producere (to deceive with false hopes, Ter., Andr., 4, 1, 24): aliquem circumducere (comedy): to be under one’s nose, ante oculos (before the eyes) or ante pedes (before the feet).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for nose?
The usual Latin words for “nose” are nāsus, nāris, collīdō; also sum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.