nose ring
nounDefinition of nose ring
1
: a hooplike piece of jewelry worn on the nose
Note: A nose ring may be worn through a pierced hole or held by a clasp.
2
: a ring put through an animal's nose to lead or control it
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At a bar in Brooklyn this spring, when the hockey playoffs were still going on, a guy with a nose ring and glasses approached a visitor from Toronto who was watching the Maple Leafs game on a small TV in the corner of the bar. — Allie Conti, New York Times, "The Lonely Pursuit of Air Hockey Greatness," 19 July 2019 The little fashionista-in-the-making wore a nose ring this past weekend while attending the 85th birthday party of her great-grandmother, Mary Jo Campbell. — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, "North West’s (Fake) Nose Ring Looks Adorable," 23 July 2019 Her back was covered with an enormous, three-dimensional nose accented with a nose ring, completing the face. — Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com, "New York artist Narcissister brings mind-blowing work to Artpace in San Antonio," 19 July 2019 BamBam has neon peach hair for the first time, and JB is giving sparkly grills and a nose ring a go. — Devon Abelman, Allure, "I Asked K-Pop Group GOT7 to Try 9 Things They’ve Never Done Before — Here’s What Happened," 3 July 2019 Her sister, Jack (Madison Davenport), adorned with a sneer and a nose ring, exhibits her teen alienation by thrashing on a guitar, in the way of the Pixies and Sonic Youth, bands favored by the girls’ late mother. — Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, "The Best Episode of the New “Black Mirror” Is a Princess Tale Starring Miley Cyrus," 5 June 2019 So when word started trickling out that Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey had a new nose ring, we were intrigued. — Sam Schube, GQ, "Jack Dorsey Got a Nose Ring," 8 June 2018 Obama was too busy actually presidenting then to take time out of his busy day to listen to a grown man with dyed hair and two nose rings. — Stephen A. Crockett Jr., The Root, "10 Reasons Dennis Rodman’s Summit Interview Was the Most Bizarre Must-Watch Television Moment in 2018," 12 June 2018 Dreads beneath a tasteful hat, nose ring, walking into St. George’s Chapel with the regal beauty of every auntie and sister-cousin in my family — and I was done, y’all. — Attica Locke, The Hollywood Reporter, "Meghan Markle, the "Blackening of Windsor" and Why That Matters on Live TV (Guest Column)," 22 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nose ring.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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