rum nose

Questions about rum nose

What does rum nose mean?

rum nose means "enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol".

What is another word for rum nose?

Close synonyms include rhinophyma, hypertrophic rosacea, toper's nose, brandy nose, rum-blossom. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rum nose a common word?

rum nose is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.