bottle-nose

See also: bottle nose

English

Noun

bottle-nose (plural bottle-noses)

1. (archaic) An eruption on the nose such as is produced by excessive consumption of alcohol.
2. (archaic) A bottle-shaped nose.
   • 1842, James Laurie, System of Universal Geography: Founded on the Works of Malte-Brun and Balbi‎^[1], London: Stevenson & Co., page 107:

     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; […]