Retrousse Definition

rə-tro͝o-sā, rĕtro͝o-
adjective
Turned up at the tip.
A retroussé nose.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Retrousse

  • French past participle of retrousser to turn back from Old French re- re- torser, trousser to tie in a bundle (probably from Vulgar Latin torsāre) (from torsus twisted) (variant of Latin tortus) (past participle of torquēre to twist torque1)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • from the French retroussé, past participle of retrousser, to bundle or tie up.

    From Wiktionary

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