tip-tilted


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tip-tilted

adj
(of a nose) slightly turned up
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Adj.1.tip-tilted - (used of noses) turned up at the endtip-tilted - (used of noses) turned up at the end; "a retrousse nose"; "a small upturned nose"
retrousse, upturned
shapely - having a well-proportioned and pleasing shape; "a slim waist and shapely legs"
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It was little Jammes--the girl with the tip-tilted nose, the forget-me-not eyes, the rose-red cheeks and the lily-white neck and shoulders--who gave the explanation in a trembling voice:
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He strolled on; and Violet, having sniffed the air for a few more minutes with her tip-tilted nose, went indoors to attend to her work.
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The Dexter floor lamp, with its organically-sprouting three-legged shape and tip-tilted shades, is amusingly practical and would brighten any ignored corner.
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