Nez Per|ce

Nez Per|ce
Nez Per|ce «NEHZ PURS; French nay pehr SAY», plural Nez Per|ces«NEHZ PUR sihz; French nay pehr SAY».
1. a member of an American Indian tribe of Shahaptian stock, that formerly lived in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
2. the language of this tribe.
3. Obsolete. a member of any Indian tribe that was formerly believed to pierce the nasal septum in order to wear ornaments.
╂[American English < French nez percé (literally) pierced nose (because of the alleged custom of the tribes to which it was first applied)]

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  • Nez Percé — [[t]ˈnɛz ˈpɜrs[/t]] n. pl. Nez Per•cés, (esp. collectively)Nez Percé. 1) peo a member of an American Indian people of the lower Snake and Salmon river regions in Idaho, SE Washington, and NE Oregon 2) peo the language of the Nez Percé, akin to… …   From formal English to slang

  • Nez Perc'E — Nez Perc es Nez Per c[ e]s , pl.; sing. {Nez Perc[ E]}. [F., pierced noses.] (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians, in the late 1800 s mostly inhabiting Idaho. They were involved under Chief Joseph, in the last major battle of the Indian wars, attempting… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nez Perc'es — Nez Per c[ e]s , pl.; sing. {Nez Perc[ E]}. [F., pierced noses.] (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians, in the late 1800 s mostly inhabiting Idaho. They were involved under Chief Joseph, in the last major battle of the Indian wars, attempting to resist… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nez Perce County, Idaho — Seal …   Wikipedia

  • Nez Percé — or Nez Perce [nez′ pʉrs′, nez′pər sā′; ] Fr [ nā per sā′] n. [Fr, lit., pierced nose: from early reports of the practice of nose piercing by peoples in the same area ] 1. pl. Nez Perce or Nez Perces, Nez Percé, Nez Percés [nez′ pʉr′siz, nez′pər… …   English World dictionary

  • Nez Percé —   [nɛper sɛ; französisch »durchstochene Nase«], nordamerikanischer Indianerstamm, gehört wie die nahe verwandten Cayuse, Umatilla und Yakima zur Sahaptin Familie der Penutisprachen. Ursprünglich Jäger, Sammler und Fischer im nordöstlichen Oregon …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Condado de Nez Perce — Condado de los Estados Unidos …   Wikipedia Español

  • cache-nez — ca·che nez s.m.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} TS abbigl. sciarpa che copre anche la parte bassa del viso, per riparare dal freddo {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1905. ETIMO: comp. di cacher nascondere e nez naso …   Dizionario italiano

  • cache-nez — /kaʃ ne/ s.m., fr. (propr. nascondi naso ). (abbigl.) [fascia di tessuto per coprire il collo e il volto] ▶◀ sciarpa. ‖ foulard …   Enciclopedia Italiana

  • NezPerce — Nez Perce (nĕzʹ pûrsʹ, nĕsʹ) also Nez Per·cé (pər sāʹ) n. pl. Nez Perce or Nez Per·ces (pûrʹsĭz) also Nez Percé or Nez Per·cés ( sāzʹ) 1. a. A Native American people formerly inhabiting the lower Snake River and its tributaries in western Idaho,… …   Universalium

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