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salient-adjective  [sey-lee-uhnt, seyl-yuhnt]
1. prominent or conspicuous: salient traits.
2. projecting or pointing outward: a salient angle.
3. leaping or jumping: a salient animal.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/salient

One could always recognize her face from afar because of her salient nose, the first thing anyone ever saw.
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