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

Examples of nose ring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

South India is the scent of frangipani and coffee, bushels of bananas and coconuts, women with gold nose rings and hair braided with jasmine and mustachioed men in pink with hands on hips. — Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026

Shrek's teenage daughter Felicia, who dons a deep green lip, a half-up-half-down hairdo and a nose ring, makes her first appearance in the teaser. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026

In the photos, the Canadian actor has a nose ring, long hair, and tattoos. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026

Extracting the nose ring scene was also not an isolated instance. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for nose ring

• anything
• colouring
• everything
• nuzzling
• snorkeling
• splattering
• superstring
• underwing
• worshiping
• bing
• bring
• ching