HAMMER NOSE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol

Synonyms:

brandy nose; copper nose; hammer nose; hypertrophic rosacea; potato nose; rhinophyma; rum-blossom; rum nose; toper's nose

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hammer nose" is a kind of...):

rhinopathy (any disease or malformation of the nose)

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