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Definition: BOTTLE-NOSED

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Having the nose bottle-shaped, or large at the end.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb bottle-nosedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(bottle-nosedly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective bottle-nosed.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Bottle-nosed" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Common Expressions: BOTTLE-NOSED

Expressions Definition
Bottle-nosed dolphin Any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Bottle-nosed whale Northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Definition: BOTTLE-NOSED

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Having the nose bottle-shaped, or large at the end.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb bottle-nosedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(bottle-nosedly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective bottle-nosed.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "BOTTLE-NOSED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Common Expressions: BOTTLE-NOSED

ExpressionsDefinition
Bottle-nosed dolphinAny of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Bottle-nosed whaleNorthern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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