nose ring

noun

1. a ring inserted in the nose of an animal, to facilitate leading it.
2. a ring worn as an ornament in the nose.

nose ring

noun

1. a ring fixed through the nose, as for leading a bull

Word History and Origins

Origin of nose ring¹

First recorded in 1780–90

Example Sentences

In another condition, they were wearing tattoos and nose rings and purple hair.

From Freakonomics

Amy Blakemore, an award-winning poet who dons a shaved head and nose ring, seems an unlikely choice for a fashion model.

From The Daily Beast

And the next day he did the same thing, only he wore a new nose-ring, made of a sparkling shell.

From Project Gutenberg

Forget not, dear lad, that charity and honesty are the very nose-ring and halter of the true faith.'

From Project Gutenberg

So, next time her husband shot the pearl from her nose-ring, and said to her, “Was there ever a man as clever as I am?”

From Project Gutenberg

There is something about him as exotic as a samovar, as essentially un-American as a bashi-bazouk, a nose-ring or a fugue.

From Project Gutenberg

The gesture swung the heavy leading-bar, digging the nose ring cruelly into his sensitive nostrils.

From Project Gutenberg