Medisa 2000, SICAV, S.A. (finance) and nose(1) (iou)

Medisa 2000, SICAV, S.A. (finance)

Medisa 2000, SICAV, S.A. is a Spanish company listed at Madrid Stock Exchange. Its business activity is capital investment.

nose(1) (iou)

nose noun.
[Old English nosu = Old Frisian nose, Middle Dutch nose, nuese (Dutch neus). Cf. Latin nares pl. nostrils, nas(s)us nose, Sanskrit nas. Cf. NESS.]
I.
The organ above the mouth on the head or face of a human or animal containing the nostrils and used for smelling and breathing; this with the air passages from the nostrils to the pharynx. OE.
D. Johnson His glasses slipped down to the end of his nose. I. McEwan One of the academics..was wiping his nose with a tissue to conceal laughter. D. Hall We never see beaver, except a distant nose sticking up from the water..as it swims.
b. An elephant's trunk. Now joc. & colloq. LME.
c. In horse-racing etc., the nose of a competitor used as an indication of the winning margin in a close finish. E20.
The sense of smell; a faculty for discriminating scents, esp. in the ability to track by scent (freq. with specifying word); fig. a talent or knack for the detection of something. ME.
A. S. Neill The young have a sensitive nose for insincerity.
A spy, an informer, esp. for the police. slang. L18.
The odour or perfume of Wine, tea, tobacco, etc.; = BOUQUET 2. L19.
P. Carey The crushed violet nose of a 1973 Cheval Blanc.
II.
Orig., a socket on a candlestick into which the candle was inserted. Now, the open end or nozzle of a pipe, tube, gun muzzle, retort, etc. LME.
The prow of a ship or boat; the front end of an aircraft, motor vehicle, etc. M16.
A prominent or projecting part, the point or extremity of anything; spec. (a) the remains of the calyx on a gooseberry etc.; (b) = NOSING; (c) a projecting part of an electric traction motor by which it is suspended from the framework of a bogie or vehicle. L16.
Phrases: as plain as the nose on your face perfectly clear or obvious. before one's nose right in front of one. bet on the nose back a horse to win (as opp. to Betting for a place or Betting each way). bite a person's nose off = bite a person's head off s.v. BITE verb. bite by the nose treat with contempt. by one's nose very close to one. cock one's nose, cock the nose: see COCK verb1 6. count noses = count heads s.v. HEAD noun. cut off one's nose to spite one's face harm oneself through acting spitefully or resentfully. follow one's nose go straight forward; fig. be guided by instinct. get one's nose down (to) work arduously and concentratedly (at). get up a person's nose slang annoy a person. Grecian nose: see GRECIAN adjective. have one's nose in a book read intently. hold a person's nose to the grindstone: see GRINDSTONE 2. hold one's nose compress the nostrils between the fingers to avoid a (bad) smell. John Crow nose, John Crow's nose: see JOHN CROW 2. keep a person's nose to the grindstone: see GRINDSTONE 2. keep one's nose clean slang behave properly, keep out of trouble. lead by the nose: see LEAD verb1. long nose: see LONG adjective1. look down one's nose at: see LOOK verb. nose of wax (now rare) a thing easily turned or moulded; a person easily influenced or of a weak character. nose to nose closely face to face, directly opposite. no skin off one's nose: see SKIN noun. on the nose (slang) (a) adverbial phr. (N. Amer.) accurately, precisely, to the point; (b) adjectival phr. accurate, precise (N. Amer.); Austral. offensive, annoying, smelly. PARSON's nose. pay through the nose colloq. have to pay an exorbitant price. poke one's nose in = stick one's nose in below. powder one's nose: see POWDER verb1 3. put a person's nose out of joint make a person jealous, supplant, affront, or disconcert a person. rub a person's nose in it remind a person humiliatingly of an error, fault, etc. rub noses: see RUB verb. see no further than one's nose be short-sighted (lit. & fig.) or unperceptive. snap a person's nose off: see SNAP verb 3. snub nose: see SNUB adjective 1. speak through one's nose speak in a nasal manner. stick one's nose into interfere or intrude in something not properly of concern to one. stop one's nose: see STOP verb. thumb one's nose at put one's thumb to one's nose and extend the fingers towards (a person) as a gesture of derision; fig. act with blatant disregard for the feelings or status of (another). to one's nose to one's face, in front of one. turn up one's nose at show disdain or scorn for. under a person's nose, under a person's very nose right in front of a person, regardless of his or her displeasure or without being noticed. with one's nose in the air haughtily.
Comb.: nose-ape = nose-monkey below; nosebag (a) a bag containing fodder, suspended from a horse's head and hanging below the nose; (b) slang Food, a meal, (put on the nose, eat); a gas mask; noseband a strap passing round the nose of a horse, suspended by its own head-piece fitted under the bridle; nosebleed (a) the plant yarrow, Achillea millefolium; (b) an instance of bleeding from the nose; (c) attrib. (US slang) likely to cause a nosebleed due to excessive altitude or speed, esp. designating the highest (and cheapest) seats in an auditorium or stadium; nose bot (fly) = nose-fly below; nose-bridge (a) the part of a pair of spectacles which crosses the nose, the bridge; (b) Archaeology designating a type of handle found on pottery of the Copper Age in southern Europe; nose-candy N. Amer. slang a drug that is inhaled, spec. cocaine; nose cap the cap on the nose of an aircraft, shell, bomb, etc.; nose-clip a clip to prevent water from entering the nose of a swimmer or diver; nose cone a conical nose cap; spec. the cone-shaped front part of a rocket, designed to withstand the severe heating caused by atmospheric friction; nosedive noun a sudden or rapid nose-first descent by an aircraft etc. (terminal nosedive: see TERMINAL adjective); fig. a sudden drop or decline; nosedive verb (a) verb intrans. make a nosedive; (b) verb trans. put (an aircraft) into a nosedive; nose door a forward-facing door in the nose of an aircraft; nose-down adjective & adverb (chiefly Aeronautics) with the nose pointing downwards; nose drops a medicament intended to be administered as drops into the nose; nose flute a musical instrument blown with the nose, popular in the Pacific islands and SE Asia; nose-fly a fly, esp. a bot-fly, which irritates or infests the nostrils of domestic animals; spec. Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis, which infests horses, and Oestrus ovis, which infests sheep; nosegay arch. a bunch of (esp. sweet-smelling) flowers or herbs; a bouquet, a posy; nose-glasses US = PINCE-NEZ; nose guard Amer. Football = nose tackle below; nose-heavy adjective (of an aircraft etc.) having a tendency for the nose to drop relative to the tail; nose-herb (rare, Shakes.) an aromatic plant; nosehole (now slang & dial.) a nostril; nose job colloq. an operation involving rhinoplasty or cosmetic surgery on a person's nose; nose-leaf the leaf-shaped structure on the nose of many bats; nose-monkey the proboscis monkey; nose-nippers = nose-glasses above; nose-paint slang intoxicating liquor; a reddening of the nose ascribed to habitual drinking; nose paste = nose putty below; nose-piece (a) a part of a helmet covering the nose; (b) = nose-band above; (c) Optics the part of a microscope to which the objective is attached; nosepipe a piece of piping used as a nozzle, esp. inside a blast-furnace; nose print a drawing of the facial characteristics of an animal, used as a means of identification; nose putty a putty-like substance used in the theatre for altering the shape of the nose etc.; nose-rag slang a pocket-handkerchief; nose-ring a ring fixed in the nose, spec. (a) of an animal (esp. a bull) for leading it; (b) of a person as an ornament; nose-suspended adjective supported by nose suspension; nose suspension the suspension of an electric traction motor by a nose (see sense 7 above) from the framework of a bogie or vehicle; nose tackle Amer. Football a defensive lineman positioned opposite the offensive centre; nose-to-tail adverb & adjective (of motor vehicles) travelling or placed behind one another and very close together; nose trick slang the inadvertent inhalation or expulsion of liquid through the nose when drinking; nose-tube a tube used for feeding a patient through the nose; nose-up adjective & adverb (chiefly Aeronautics) with the nose pointing upwards; nose wheel a landing-wheel under the nose of an aircraft; nose-wipe, nose-wiper slang a handkerchief; nose-worm the maggot of the sheep bot-fly, Oestrus ovis.
nosed adjective having a nose, esp. of a specified kind (freq. as 2nd elem. of comb., as
long-nosed,
snub-nosed, etc.) LME.
noseless adjective LME.
noselessly adverb M19.
noselessness noun M18.
noser noun (slang) (a) a blow or fall on the nose; (b) a strong head wind: M19.

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