na´sal|ly

na´sal|ly
na|sal1 «NAY zuhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of, in, or from the nose: »

nasal congestion, a nasal discharge, a nasal voice.

2. of or having to do with the nasal bone.
3. Phonetics. requiring the nose passage to be open; spoken through the nose. M, n, and ng represent nasal sounds.
–n.
1. a nasal bone or part.
2. Phonetics. a nasal sound: »

We call

a nasal because the escape of the sound through the nose gives it the characteristic resonance of the nasal passage (Charles Kenneth Thomas).

[< Latin nāsus nose, related to nāris nostril + English -al1]
na´sal|ly, adverb.
na|sal2 «NAY zuhl», noun.
a piece of armor on a helmet protecting the nose and adjacent parts of the face; nosepiece.
[variant (influenced by Latin nāsus nose; see etym. under nasal1) (Cf.nasal) of Middle English nasel < Old French < nes nose < Latin nāsus]

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