单词 | pierced-nosed |
释义 | > as lemmaspierced-nosed pierced-nosed adj. having a pierced nose (in early use applied to the Nez Percé Indians; cf. Pierced Nose n.). ΚΠ 1805 M. Lewis Jrnl. 14 Aug. in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1988) V. 89 The persed nosed Indians who inhabit the river below. 1873 W. Irving Adventures Capt. Bonneville (new ed.) viii. 116 He announced them as a band of Nez Percés or Pierced-nosed Indians. 1991 USA Today (Nexis) 1 July 8 c Like calling in every green-haired and pierced-nosed punk rocker in London to read Shakespeare for the queen. 2000 Ottawa Sun (Nexis) 1 Aug. 14 Big Brother..with its creepy ‘love triangle’ between Joel, Jordan the stripper and Brittany the pierced-nosed virgin. < as lemmas |
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