nosings
plural of nosing
• Singson, sign ons, sign-ons, signs on
Source: Wiktionary
Nos"ing, n. (Arch.)
Definition: That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a molding.
Nose, n. Etym: [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase, OHG. nasa, Icel. nös, Sw. näsa, Dan. näse, Lith. nosis, Russ. nos', L. nasus, nares, Skr. nasa, nas. Nasal, Nasturtium, Naze, Nostril, Nozzle.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: 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.
2. The power of smelling; hence, scent. We are not offended with a dog for a better nose than his master. Collier.
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. 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.
РNose leaf (Zo̦l.), 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, put, or 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]
Nose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nosing.]
1. To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.
2. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently. Lambs . . . nosing the mother's udder. Tennyson. A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature . . . nosed Parliament in the very seat of its authority. Burke.
3. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer. [R.] Cowley.
Nose (noz), v. i.
1. To smell; to sniff; to scent. Audubon.
2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 January 2025
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Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
