nos·tril
 nostril
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Your nostrils are the two openings to your nose that you see when you look at your face. When we breathe, we take in air through our nostrils.
Emily has a cold and right now she can only breathe through one of her nostrils. |
Nostril is from
nosthryl, an Old English word that means "nose hole."