"nose" meaning in Middle English

See nose in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈnɔːz(ə)/, /ˈnɔs(ə)/ Forms: noses [plural], nosen [plural]
Etymology: From Old English nosu, from Proto-West Germanic *nosu. Etymology templates: {{dercat|enm|gem-pro|ine-pro}}, {{inh|enm|ang|nosu}} Old English nosu, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*nosu}} Proto-West Germanic *nosu Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} nose, {{enm-noun|pl2=nosen}} nose (plural noses or nosen)
  1. nose (protrusion of the human face) Categories (topical): Smell
    Sense id: en-nose-enm-noun-QTttGLgx Disambiguation of Smell: 20 43 38
  2. beak, nose-shaped protrusion Categories (topical): Anatomy, Body parts, Face, Smell
    Sense id: en-nose-enm-noun-vGHwa68O Disambiguation of Anatomy: 5 86 9 Disambiguation of Body parts: 17 55 28 Disambiguation of Face: 30 47 23 Disambiguation of Smell: 20 43 38 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 51 44 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 46 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: neose, noose, nosse, nos, nosu
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /noːs/ Forms: noses [plural]
Etymology: Probably from Old French nous, nos, nominative singular of nou, no (“knot”). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|nous}} Old French nous, {{m|fro|nos}} nos, {{m|fro|nou}} nou, {{m|fro|no|t=knot}} no (“knot”) Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} nose, {{enm-noun}} nose (plural noses)
  1. (rare, Late Middle English) noose Tags: Late-Middle-English, rare Categories (topical): Smell
    Sense id: en-nose-enm-noun-JfORBw0W Disambiguation of Smell: 20 43 38 Categories (other): Late Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 5 51 44 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 46 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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