- the pope's nose
- the tail of a roasted chicken
The pope's nose is too greasy. I prefer a piece of breast meat.
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pope's nose — noun the pope s nose AmE, IrishE, ScotE the piece of flesh at the tail end of a cooked bird, such as a chicken; parson s nose BrE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pope's nose — See the pope s nose … English idioms
Pope's nose — Pope Pope (p[=o]p), n. [AS. p[=a]pa, L. papa father, bishop. Cf. {Papa}, {Papal}.] 1. Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop. [Obs.] Foxe. [1913 Webster] 2. The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See {Note} under {Cardinal}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pope's nose — noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL the tail of a cooked chicken, TURKEY, or other bird … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pope's nose — noun the tail of a dressed fowl • Syn: ↑parson s nose • Hypernyms: ↑helping, ↑portion, ↑serving • Part Holonyms: ↑bird, ↑fowl * * * … Useful english dictionary
pope's nose — noun The tail end piece of a cooked chicken. He took heart and began to mend immediately; and gobbled up all the jelly, and picked the last bone of the chicken drumsticks, merry thought, sides’ bones, back, pope’s nose, and all. Syn: parson’s… … Wiktionary
to be more Catholic than the Pope — Pope Pope (p[=o]p), n. [AS. p[=a]pa, L. papa father, bishop. Cf. {Papa}, {Papal}.] 1. Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop. [Obs.] Foxe. [1913 Webster] 2. The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See {Note} under {Cardinal}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pope's nose — Slang. the fleshy protuberance at the posterior end of a dressed fowl, esp. the tailpiece of a cooked chicken. Also called parson s nose. [1740 50] * * * … Universalium
Pope John XII — Pope John XII † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope John XII Date of birth unknown; reigned 955 64. The younger Alberic, after the downfall of his mother, Marozia (932), was absolute ruler at Rome. Before his death he administered an… … Catholic encyclopedia
The Byzantine Empire — The Byzantine Empire † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at … Catholic encyclopedia
