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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There also was controversy in the Oregon State-Notre Dame duel in the Sweet 16, when Irish star freshman Hannah Hidalgo missed more than four minutes of the second quarter when officials required her to have her nose ring removed.
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Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo was forced to remove a nose ring and missed time in a Sweet 16 loss to Oregon State.
—CBS News, 31 Mar. 2024
The actor kept her brown hair sleek and long over her shoulders, and her only jewelry was a pair of dangly earrings and her hoop nose ring.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2024
The design featured a snap of the blonde star as a teen with a short pixie crop hairstyle wearing a black shirt, nose ring and brown beaded necklace.
—Clare Fisher, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
Both recount their time staying with a family in Gaza: The children in the home threatened to kill them and took all their jewelry, but Dafna held onto her nose ring.
—Itay Stern, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
The sculptors perfected every last detail of the drummer, from his double nose rings to the many tattoos decorating his body.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 23 Oct. 2023
The rest of Holmes's makeup was equally '90s in tone, with slim, arched brows, fresh skin and just a slick of shiny lip gloss to finish it off, plus her adorable gold hoop nose ring.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 8 Sep. 2023
Her current hairstyle — a spiky platinum blonde pixie — and nose ring also added a punk-rock edge to her look.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024
Notre Dame's Hannah Hidalgo was forced to remove a nose ring and missed time in a Sweet 16 loss to Oregon State.
—CBS News, 31 Mar. 2024
The actor kept her brown hair sleek and long over her shoulders, and her only jewelry was a pair of dangly earrings and her hoop nose ring.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 5 Mar. 2024
The design featured a snap of the blonde star as a teen with a short pixie crop hairstyle wearing a black shirt, nose ring and brown beaded necklace.
—Clare Fisher, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
Both recount their time staying with a family in Gaza: The children in the home threatened to kill them and took all their jewelry, but Dafna held onto her nose ring.
—Itay Stern, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
The sculptors perfected every last detail of the drummer, from his double nose rings to the many tattoos decorating his body.
—Gabi Thorne, Allure, 23 Oct. 2023
The rest of Holmes's makeup was equally '90s in tone, with slim, arched brows, fresh skin and just a slick of shiny lip gloss to finish it off, plus her adorable gold hoop nose ring.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 8 Sep. 2023
Her current hairstyle — a spiky platinum blonde pixie — and nose ring also added a punk-rock edge to her look.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2023
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“Nose ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nose%20ring. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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