# nosehole

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A nostril.
2. 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.

## Etymology
From nose + hole.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nosehole