n. [ Gr.
n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; in + &unr_;, &unr_;, nose: cf. F. errhin. ] (Med.) A medicine designed to be snuffed up the nose, to promote discharges of mucus; a sternutatory. Coxe. --
a. [ Gr.
a. [ Meso- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, the nose. ] (Anat.) Having the nose of medium width; between leptorhine and platyrhine. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. murrhinus, fr. murrha: cf. F. murrhin. ] Made of the stone or material called by the Romans murrha; -- applied to certain costly vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious in Rome as wine cups;
Murrhine glass,
a. Murrhine. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Phyllo- + Gr.
a. [ Platy + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, nose. ] (Anat.) Having the nose broad; -- opposed to
n. [ AS. ryne. See Run. ] A water course; a ditch.
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the rhinencephalon. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
☞ The term is sometimes used for one of the olfactory lobes, the plural being used for the two taken together. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. G. rheinkiesel Rhine quartz. ] A colorless stone of high luster, made of paste. It is much used as an inexpensive ornament. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Having twisted nostrils; -- said of the lemurs. --
n. [ Gr. &unr_; a wall + &unr_;, &unr_;, the nose. ] (Paleon.) A fossil rhinoceros with a vertical bony medial septum supporting the nose; the hairy rhinoceros. [ 1913 Webster ]