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Having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom.
upset
overturned
turned
(Used of noses) turned up at the end.
tip-tilted
retrousse
shapely
tip-tilted
retrousse
1
Tennyson speaks of them as
'
tip-tilted
like the petals of a rose.
2
The bow of the boat was lodged on the rock, and
tip-tilted
considerably.
3
Very brief was her absence; her return reticent, but pouting and with unduly
tip-tilted
nose.
4
She had sparkling eyes and a delicate
tip-tilted
nose.
5
Will she have a Grecian nose, or one
tip-tilted
like the petal of a rose?
1
There's more to Fonda than a famously
retrousse
nose and a pair of big blue eyes, though.
2
His nose was short and
retrousse
,
and his ears were rather prominent; but he was bright and attractive.
3
She wasn't handsome, but she certainly was pretty, even though her nose was
retrousse
;
,
which is French for pug.
4
Her nose was slightly aquiline, but not enough so to detract from its beauty, and had a little
retrousse
;
point that completed its attraction.
5
Everybody remembers the story of the Bishop and Mother Nez
Retrousse
.
1
The flare of the lamp was reflected in his glassy,
upturned
eyes.
2
And
upturned
to him in agonized appeal was the face of Emily.
3
The pallid moonlight shone on the
upturned
faces of the innumerable dead.
4
Almost angelic in its resignation and religious fervour is the
upturned
face.
5
Some have chairs; others sit on
upturned
buckets or on the floor.
6
Another flake and another fell on the
upturned
faces of the party.
7
Helen's looking into her
upturned
hands, as if to read the lines.
8
Montanelli looked down from the altar-steps upon the sea of
upturned
faces.
9
Prayerfully the wanderers dropped on their knees and exclaimed with
upturned
eyes:
10
Tears were streaming down half the faces
upturned
toward the crowded decks.
11
Every eye was
upturned
now to the mast for the answering signals.
12
He lighted a match and touched it to the open
upturned
end.
13
The sun was darkened, and a hot blast fanned the
upturned
faces.
14
His face was
upturned
,
and his hands clasped as if in prayer.
15
Kerry pressed the button, and met the glance of
upturned
,
glazing eyes.
16
The child remained with her eyes
upturned
,
looking at the house mechanically.
upturned
upturn
·
upturned face
upturned eyes
upturned nose
upturned palm
upturned lips