nose ring
noun
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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Brides in South Asia are famously decked out in the precious metal – necklaces, earrings, nose rings, hair pieces and amulets – that can be gifted or inherited.
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Turner has a nose ring and may be wearing her hair up in a ponytail, according to the alert.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
And along the back wall is a two-tone wood sideboard from the 1950s, flanked by quirky wall sconces by ceramist Johanna de Clisson, with metal loops that resemble nose rings.
—Paola Singer, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2025
The missing girl's physical description — a Black teenage girl with red hair who wore a nose ring and had braces — matched the body found in Marivue Park.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Turner has a nose ring and may be wearing her hair up in a ponytail, according to the alert.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
And along the back wall is a two-tone wood sideboard from the 1950s, flanked by quirky wall sconces by ceramist Johanna de Clisson, with metal loops that resemble nose rings.
—Paola Singer, Architectural Digest, 11 Aug. 2025
The missing girl's physical description — a Black teenage girl with red hair who wore a nose ring and had braces — matched the body found in Marivue Park.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nose ring
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“Nose ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nose%20ring. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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