Retroussé
Pronunciation
- IPA: en, /???t?u?se?/
- IPA: en, /???t?u?se?/
- Hyphenation: en + re + trous + sé
Origin
From , of retrousser ("to hitch up, hike up"), from re- (from , from , possibly from or *ure- ("back")) + trousser ("to fold up, hitch up").
Full definition of retroussé
Adjective
retroussé
- Turned up, especially when describing the nose.
- 1903, “Sir Oracle” pseudonym, ... w
- Chambers Younger Set|chapter=A Novice|page=363|passage="A tight little craft," was Austin's invariable comment on the matron;. Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
- 1967, w:Michael Gilbert, The Dust and the Heat Chapter Part Two: Tendresse v. Lucille, You know, a touch of character – slightly retroussé nose, big mouth, perhaps a couple of freckles.
- 2004, Anita-Louise Johnson, Faithful Chapter 1, Luminous silver gray eyes outlined in sooty lashes; a pert retroussé nose and faintly carmine tinted lips, slightly full, finished the oval face.
- 2008, Fiona Capp, Musk & Byrne, She shares with this woman the same retroussé nose and half-moon eyes, the same asymmetrical smile.
- 2009, w:Jasper Fforde, w:Shades of Grey Chapter The Word, I would simply waffle about her small, almost perfectly upswept, retroussé nose, and you'd consider me insane, and put me back.
Synonyms
- upturned
- (describing a nose) pug-nosed, snub-nosed