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• Blue|nose — «BLOO NOHZ», noun. Informal. a very proper, strait laced person. Blue|nose «BLOO NOHZ», noun. Informal. a native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia …   Useful english dictionary

• blue|nose — «BLOO NOHZ», noun. Informal. a very proper, strait laced person. Blue|nose «BLOO NOHZ», noun. Informal. a native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia …   Useful english dictionary

• blue nose — A colloquial expression for one who is illiberal in his views as to activities which most persons regard as joys of living, such as dancing, card playing, drinking alcoholic beverages, attending theatrical performances, etc. blue note. A… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• blue nose disease — photosensitization of the face of a horse following ingestion of any of certain meadow plants; characteristics include blue discoloration of the muzzle, sloughing of nonpigmented skin, and frequently intense excitement …   Medical dictionary

• BLUE NOSE —    a nickname given to an inhabitant of Nova Scotia or New Brunswick …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• blue —   :    ♦ blue book, n. Parliamentary publication, bound in blue covers; American, book giving particulars of government servants or prominent persons; a. applied to dull, dry literary style.    ♦ blue nose, n. native of Nova Scotia; prudish or… …   Dictionary of difficult words

• blue|nosed — «BLOO NOHZD», adjective. 1. having a blue nose. 2. Informal, Figurative. very proper; puritanical: »Is any regular mechanism of censorship bound to be a more or less coarse, bluenosed narrowly prejudicial process? (Newsweek) …   Useful english dictionary

• Blue-plate special — or blue plate special is a term used in the United States by restaurants, particularly (but not only) diners and cafes. It refers to a specially low priced meal, usually changing daily. It typically consists of a meat and three (three vegetables) …   Wikipedia

• Blue Bird Micro Bird — Manufacturer Blue Bird Body Company (1975 1992) Blue Bird Corporation (1992 2010) Production 1975–2010 (Blue Bird Micro Bird) 2010 present (Micro Bird by Girardin) …   Wikipedia

• Blue-lined Sabertooth Blenny — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia