'Nose key' definitions:

Definition of 'Nose key'

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  • Nose \Nose\ (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. n["o]s, Sw. n[aum]sa, Dan. n[aum]se, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos', L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s. [root]261. Cf. Nasal, Nasturtium, Naze, Nostril, Nozzle.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. (Anat.) The prominent part of the face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See Nostril, and Olfactory organ under Olfactory. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The power of smelling; hence, scent. [1913 Webster]
  • We are not offended with a dog for a better nose than his master. --Collier. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the nose of a teakettle. [1913 Webster]
  • Nose bit (Carp.), a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having a cutting edge on one side of its boring end.
  • Nose hammer (Mach.), a frontal hammer.
  • Nose hole (Glass Making), 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.
  • Nose key (Carp.), a fox wedge.
  • Nose leaf (Zool.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in size and form.
  • Nose of wax, (fig.), a person who is pliant and easily influenced. "A nose of wax to be turned every way." --Massinger
  • Nose piece, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is attached.
  • To hold one's nose to the grindstone, {To put one's nose to the grindstone}, or To bring one's nose to the grindstone. See under Grindstone.
  • To lead by the nose, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a beast. --Shak.
  • To put one's nose out of joint, to humiliate one's pride, esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another. [Slang]
  • To thrust one's nose into, to meddle officiously in.
  • To wipe one's nose of, to deprive of; to rob. [Slang]
  • on the nose, (a) exactly, accurately. (b) (racing) to win, as opposed to to place or {to show}. [1913 Webster +PJC]