Camused
/ˈkæmjuːzd/noun
Having a short, flat, or snub nose.
Did you know?Camused belongs to an old family of European terms for a flattened or bent shape, but scholars regard the ultimate origin of camus as uncertain rather than definitively magical or occult.
Etymological Timeline
Medieval French
Old French
camus
“Flat-nosed, snub-nosed; the source of the later English adjective”
16th Century
English
camus
“A person with a short or flat nose, or something having that shape”
17th Century
English
camused
“Having a flat, short, or turned-up nose”
18th–19th Century
English
camused
“A rare descriptive adjective, especially in literary or anatomical descriptions”
Modern English
English
camused
“Obscure word meaning flat-nosed or snub-nosed”