What does noseful mean?
Noseful means As much (of a scent etc.) as can be taken into one's nose; a sniff..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
As much (of a scent etc.) as can be taken into one's nose; a sniff..
At last he did what I wanted: I stood so close I could snuff up nosefuls of his musty smell, and he snipped the curls from my head one by one.
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Noseful means As much (of a scent etc.) as can be taken into one's nose; a sniff..
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At last he did what I wanted: I stood so close I could snuff up nosefuls of his musty smell, and he snipped the curls from my head one by one.
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