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nose stud noun

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Definition

a small piece of jewellery connected to a short thin piece of metal which passes through the side of the nose
She wondered if she should take out her nose stud for the job interview.

(Definition of nose stud noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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