To sign nose in ASL, raise your dominant hand and point with the index finger. Touch the fingertip to the side of your nose and hold it there for a moment, then lower the hand. Like many body part signs, it simply touches the part it names.
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How to sign it
Handshape: the index finger points, the other fingers are closed.
Location: the side of the nose, near the tip.
Movement: bring the fingertip to the nose, hold it there for a moment, then lower the hand.
Use it in a sentence
NOSE, MOUTH, EYE.
Nose, mouth, eye.
This video touches the nose once and holds. Lifeprint shows another version: tap the nose twice with the tip of the index finger.
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Description checked against AISA's own video (the reference); Lifeprint (ASL University), lifeprint.com/asl101/pages-signs/n/nose.htm.
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