Tall nose

Tall is used rarely in such contexts. Neither is high. Long, pointed, big, huge, are more frequent.

It seems however to have been used in "Harry Potter", but I'm not sure:
------
Almeta has straight, electric black hair and tilted dark eyes. She has
a tall nose

Got it, thanks for your quick respond, Marius.

Salam 1101
Hi,

Is it OK to say for ex "She has a pretty tall nose" or there is another word to describe a nose?

Unfortunately for her yes.

Hi guys,

You do not say a big or long nose if you want to be more polite, you say a tall nose. It is to avoid being completely rude. I'm afraid I disagree. You don't say that. If politeness is a concern, you would simply not comment on somone's nose at all.

Best wishes, Clive

Clive
You do not say a big or long nose if you want to be more polite, you say a tall nose. It is to avoid being completely rude. I'm afraid I disagree. You don't say that. If politeness is a concern, you would simply not comment on somone's nose at all.

No, it is when you speak about your own nose, like, you k

hah! I agree comments about personal appearance are generally rude.

However, I'm pretty sure I've seen "tall nose" to describe a desirable physical trait... meaning a nose is straight as opposed to stubby or bulbous.... a patrician nose.

Hi,

I still disagree. It's an unnatural thing to say in any circumstances. In the situation you are speaking of, I'd simply say 'they had a comment on my nose'. Your wording strongly suggests that you have actually heard someone describing, in English, an incident in which people in an office commented on the person's nose. Have you?

Best wishes, Clive

Tall nose sounds completely wrong to me too. It's just not a natural collocation. 'Tall' refers to something's height. A nose does not have height. It has length and width and possibly depth, but definitely not height.

And don't anyone dare say "Oh, it must be an American thing, then." I have never heard "tall nose" in my life. Well, until I read it here a minute ago. It's utterly unnatural, regardless of the situation.