muzzle
9
3.2
- noun
- /ˈmʌzəl/
:
hocico
- Saw the wet muzzles with my own eyes.
- muzzle and head
Examples
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I opened the basket and saw the animal's muzzle white with slobber, its eyes gone murky with hydrophobia.
Fiction book (1997) -
A horse may have its muzzle stroked by a young lady's hand.
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The horse had its muzzle pressed against the screen on the top part of the door.
Fiction book (1994) -
Or that big, toothy muzzle.
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The animal blew air from its nostrils, and the soft white muzzle quivered.
Fiction book (1995) -
The fur along the ridge of his back bristled, and his muzzle was drawn back to expose his teeth.
Fiction book (1991) -
The brown wombat was covered in dirt, and his muzzle was scratched and grimy.
Fiction book (1992) -
At the open door, a huge, hairy, supplicating muzzle sniffs the warmth.
Fiction book (1990) -
The dogs, Dom and Poverella, lifted their muzzles and ears warily as they passed the quiet hives.
Fiction book (1993) -
The brown wombat was covered in dirt, and his muzzle was scratched and grimy.
Synonyms
25
3.2
The long part that sticks out from an animal's head and includes the nose and jaws
Compounds
- Specialized
1
9.1
A gun you load by putting gunpowder and shot into the open front of the barrel
Surface Forms
Etymology
Muzzle for the animal's projecting part comes from the old French museau meaning 'snout', so a animal's muzzle is simply its nose and jaws—the 'snout' you can touch and smell with.