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ٰdzܲé

[ re-troo-sey; French ruh-troo-sey ]

adjective

  1. (especially of the nose) turned up.


ٰdzܲé

/ rəˈtruːseɪ; rətruse /

adjective

  1. (of a nose) turned up
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ٰdzܲé1

1830–40; < French, past participle of retrousser, Middle French, equivalent to re- re- + trousser to turn, tuck up; truss
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ٰdzܲé1

C19: from French retrousser to tuck up; see truss
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Example Sentences

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The Polish team muscled loads of grapes into the three wooden presses and used pitchforks to fluff the crushed fruit between each cycle, a task called the retrousse, which requires brute strength and helps extract as much juice as possible.

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Holliday has a ٰdzܲé nose, ready-pouted lips and the sort of luxuriantly wavy, princessy auburn hair that demands the word “tresses”.

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It is a bit mystifying; she's hilarious and she's also gorgeous: wide-spaced, almond eyes, retrousse nose and the naughty grin of someone who enjoys showing people pictures of her dog's penis.

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I've been likened to Sid the sloth from Ice Age… I have a long face, ٰdzܲé nose and have been known to be quite camp… I know I don't fit into some archetype.

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On the other hand, the snouts of the animals have that distinctly ٰdzܲé shape which we associate with pigs, both wild and domesticated.

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