copper-nosen.
1. Pathology. A red nose caused by the disease Acne rosacea, by intemperance, etc.; also, as a single word, a name for the disease.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > [noun] > swelling of face > disorders of nose
copper-nose1609
rhinitis1829
rhinophyma1871
nose paint1880
sinusitis1896
rhinosinusitis1908
rhinosporidiosis1910
allergic rhinitis1922
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > eruptive diseases > [noun] > acne or acne rosacea
gout rosec1400
gome rosage?c1450
copper-face?1543
copper-nose1609
acne1743
acne rosacea1813
maggot-pimple1822
rosacea1843
acne vulgaris1848
1609 W. Shakespeare Troilus & Cressida i. ii. 102 I had as lieue Helens golden tongue had commended Troylus for a copper nose.
1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel I. x. 282 The stoutest raven dared not come within a yard of that copper nose.
1882 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Coppernose, a synonym of Acne Rosacea.
2. The Copper-nosed Bream ( Lepomis pallidus).
Derivatives
ˈcopper-ˌnosed adj. having a red- or copper-coloured nose.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of visible parts > eruptive diseases > [adjective] > acne or acne rosacea
copperous?1541
coppered?1543
copperosed?1543
copper-nosed1579
rosaceous1828
acneform1868
acneiform1870
acned1936
1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 500 He was copper nosed, and that was full of white streakes here and there.
1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Pouacre, a filthy, foule, rotten, copper nosed one.
1724 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. (1733) I. 90 Copper-nos'd Francie and Gibbie.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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