retroussé

(rə-tro͞o-sāˈ, rĕtˌro͞o-)

adjective
Turned up at the end. Used of the nose.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , past participle of retrousser, to turn back

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: : re-, re-

Origin: + 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; see torque1)

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