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ˈnose-jewel
[f. nose n.]
A valuable ornament worn in or attached to the nose.
1611Bible Isa. iii. 21 In that day the Lord will take away..The rings, and nose-iewels. 1695J. Edwards Perfect. Script. 241 Their frontal jewel..fastned on their foreheads.., call'd..a nose-jewel. 1760–72tr. Juan & Ulloa's Voy. (ed. 3) I. 465 Among the gold pieces are the nose-jewels. 1813Gentl. Mag. LXXXIII. ii. 351 Nor could even Fatima's beautiful face reconcile me to the nose jewel. 1862M. E. Rogers Dom. Life Palestine 381 An artificial clove made of gold, with a pearl..at the top, is a very favourite nose-jewel.
b. transf. A pig-ring.
1844H. Stephens Bk. Farm II. 705 The best material for making the nose-jewels of swine is horse-shoe nails. |