"camous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more camous [comparative], most camous [superlative], camoys [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English camus, from Middle French camus of like meaning, from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“crooked, bent”). Doublet of kam (“crooked, awry”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|camus}} Middle English camus, {{der|en|frm|camus}} Middle French camus, {{der|en|cel-pro|*kambos|t=crooked, bent}} Proto-Celtic *kambos (“crooked, bent”), {{doublet|en|kam|t1=crooked, awry}} Doublet of kam (“crooked, awry”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} camous (comparative more camous, superlative most camous)
  1. (said of the nose, obsolete after the 19ᵗʰ century) flat; depressed; crooked Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-camous-en-adj-579mt6aM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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