Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - snout

 noun  Etymology: Middle English snute; akin to Middle Dutch snut ~, German Schnauze  Date: 13th century  1.  a.  (1) a long projecting nose (as of a swine)  (2) an anterior prolongation of the head of various animals (as a weevil) ; rostrum  b. the human nose especially when large or grotesque  2. something resembling an animal's ~ in position, function, or shape: as  a. prow  b. nozzle  c. the terminal face of a glacier  • ~ed adjective  • ~ish adjective  • ~y adjective