Nostril

Morpheme

Nostril

Type

free base

Denotation

nose hole, nasal orifice

Etymology

Middle English nostrille; Old English nosþyrel, nosþyrl, from nosu +‎ þȳrel

Evidence

horsenostrilled, internostril, nostril, nostriled, nostrilful, nostrility, nostrilled, nostrils

Notes

<l> need not double (but can), especially with inflectional suffixes

See Also

Nose, Nas(e) [Nase, Nas]