Nose Ring

Nose ring may refer to:

  • A nose ring in humans is also known as a Nose piercing, including:
    • Nose-jewel, mentioned in the Bible
    • Mola (art form), a cultural practice featuring nose rings
    • A sign of a Hindu woman's marital status; see Mangalsutra
    • A sign of a Meghwal woman's marital status; see Meghwal
    • A part of a Sikh wedding ceremony; see Anand Karaj
  • Nose ring (animals)
  • A part of a traditional fish trap; see Putcher fishing

Famous quotes containing the words nose and/or ring:

    “Love sits enthroned in Clara’s eyes,
    The Graces play her lips around,
    And in her cheeks the tendrest dyes
    Of lilly mixed with rose are found.
    Where charms so irresistless throng
    What mortal heart can try resistance?
    But ah! her nose is two feet long,
    And bids our passions keep their distance.”
    —Horace Walpole (1717–1797)

    “When I received this [coronation] ring I solemnly bound myself in marriage to the realm; and it will be quite sufficient for the memorial of my name and for my glory, if, when I die, an inscription be engraved on a marble tomb, saying, “Here lieth Elizabeth, which reigned a virgin, and died a virgin.””
    —Elizabeth I (1533–1603)