nose ring

noun

A ring affixed to the snout of cattle, to make them follow immediately when a chain is attached to the ring.

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Meanings

nounnose ring (plural nose rings)

plural nose rings · alternative nosering

  1. A ring affixed to the snout of cattle, to make them follow immediately when a chain is attached to the ring.
  2. A ring worn on a person's nose, as jewellery.

    Maybe it’s true that “the Left can’t meme,” if “the Left” refers to the earnest suburban revolutionary with an undercut and a nose ring who typically stalks your replies on X.

    2024 June 18, Spencer Klavan, “A Matter of Taste”, in The American Mind

Translations

Afrikaans neusring
  • neusringring worn as jewellery on the nose
Arabic بُرَة, بُرَة
  • بُرَة (bura)ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • بُرَة (bura)ring worn as jewellery on the nose
Chinese Cantonese 鼻環 /鼻环
  • 鼻環 /鼻环 (bei⁶ waan⁴)ring worn as jewellery on the nose
Chinese Mandarin 鼻環 /鼻环
  • 鼻環 /鼻环 (bíhuán)ring worn as jewellery on the nose
Danish næsering
  • næseringring worn as jewellery on the nose
Esperanto nazringo
  • nazringoring worn as jewellery on the nose
Finnish nenärengas, nenärengas
  • nenärengasring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • nenärengasring worn as jewellery on the nose
German Nasenring, Nasenring
  • Nasenringring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • Nasenringring worn as jewellery on the nose
Hebrew חָח, נֶזֶם
  • חָח (ẖaẖ)ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • נֶזֶם (nézem)ring worn as jewellery on the nose
Japanese 鼻輪, 鼻輪
  • 鼻輪 (hanawa)ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • 鼻輪 (hanawa)ring worn as jewellery on the nose
Punjabi ਨਕੇਲ, ਨੱਥ
  • ਨਕੇਲ (nakel)ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • ਨੱਥ (nattha)ring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • ਨੱਥ (nattha)ring worn as jewellery on the nose
Swedish näsring
  • näsringring affixed to the snout of cattle
Tagalog taghikaw, tagikaw
  • taghikawring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • tagikawring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • pakawring worn as jewellery on the nose
Tamil மூக்குத்தி
  • மூக்குத்தி (mūkkutti)ring worn as jewellery on the nose
Turkish hızma, hızma
  • hızmaring affixed to the snout of cattle
  • hızmaring worn as jewellery on the nose
Cite this entry
APA

nose ring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nose%20ring

MLA

“nose ring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nose%20ring. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nose ring,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nose%20ring.

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