bottle-nose

noun

An eruption on the nose such as is produced by excessive consumption of alcohol.

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Meanings

nounbottle-nose (plural bottle-noses)

plural bottle-noses

  1. archaicAn eruption on the nose such as is produced by excessive consumption of alcohol.
  2. archaicA bottle-shaped nose.

    The face is less narrowed than that of the negro, somewhat advancing in the lower part, when seen in profile; the features are more prominent, the nose full, broad and thick towards the point, or what is called a bottle nose; […]

    1842, James Laurie, System of Universal Geography: Founded on the Works of Malte-Brun and Balbi, London: Stevenson & Co., page 107
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