NOSE. Nasus, Nares. The Hebrews 2 Sam. xxii. 9.commonly place Anger in the Nose. There went up a Smoke out of his Nostrils. And in Deut. xxix. 20.Moses, The Anger of the Lord and his Jealousy shall smoke against that Man. Also Psal. xviii. 8.in the Psalms, There went up a Smoak out of his Nostrils. And Job, Out of his Job. xli. 11.Nostrils goeth Smoke. The antient Greek and Latin Authors speak pretty much after the same Manner e. Thus Persius,
Disce, sed ira cadat naso, rugosaq; sanna.
And Plautus,
Fames & mora bilem in naso conciunt.
The Eastern Women in several Places put golden Rings to one of their Nostrils. Solomon alludes to this Custom when he Prov. xi. 22.says, As a Jewel of Gold in a Swines Snout, so is a fair Woman without Discretion.Ezek. xvi. 12. And Ezekiel, And I put a Jewel on thy Forehead [Heb. Nose,] and Ear-rings in thine Ears and a beautiful Crown upon thine Head.
They also put Rings in the Nostrils of 2 Kings xix. 28.Oxen and Camels, to guide them by. I will put my Hook in thy Nose, and my Bridle in Job. xl. 21. Vulg.thy Lips. And Job; Nunquid ponis circulum in naribus ejus, aut armillâ perforabis maxillam ejus?