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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
pug nose
 
NOUN: A short nose that is somewhat flattened and turned up at the end.
ETYMOLOGY:From pug1, ape (obsolete), pug.
OTHER FORMS:pug-nosed (pgnzd) —ADJECTIVE
 
 
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