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HAMMER NOSE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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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