Nose.
LADY'S LIKING (length above being held to indicate length below); TO SEE THE NOSE CHEESE FIRST = to refuse contemptuously; MY NOSE ITCHES! = a jocular invitation to kiss, the retort being 'I knew I was going to sneeze, be cursed, or kissed by a fool,' but see quot. 1708-10; and so forth].
1542. Udall, tr. of Apopht. of Erasmus, p. 65. A feloe had CAST HIM IN THE NOSE, that he gave so large monie to soche a naughtie drabbe,
1570. Elderton, Lenten Stuffe. Pepper ys come to a marvelus pryse, Som say, thys Lenton season; And every body that ys wyse May soone perceve the reson; For every man takes PEPPER IN THE NOSE For the waggynge of a strawe, God knowse.
1580. Tarlton, Newes out of Purg., 10. Myles, hearing him name the baker, took straight PEPPER IN THE NOSE, and, starting up . . . swore I by cockes-bread, the baker; and he that saies to the contrary, heere stand I, Myles, the bakers man, to have the proudest cardinall of you all by the eares.
1581. Riche, Farewell [Nares]. Who . . . was verie well assured that it could bee no other than his owne manne that had thrust his nose so FARRE OUT OF JOYNTE.
1591. Nashe, Prognostication [Grosart (1883-4), ii. 167]. Some shal be so sun burnt with sitting in the Alehouse, that their NOSES SHALL BEE ABLE TO LIGHT A CANDLE.
1598. Florio, Worlde of Wordes, s.v. Montare su la Bica, to take pepper in the nose, to be sore angrie,
1602. Decker, Satiromastix, in Wks. (1873), i. 216. Yonder bald Adams, is PUT MY NOSE FROM HIS IOYNT; but Adam I will be even to you.
1604. Shakspeare, Winter's Tale, iv. 4, 832. Though authority be a stubborn bear, yet he is oft led by the nose with gold.
1606 Wily Beguiled [DODSLEY, Old Plays (1874), ix. 242]. There is one Sophos, abrave gentleman; he'll WIPE YOUR son Peter's NOSE of Mistress Lelia.
1607. Marston, What You Will, Induction. He's a chollerick gentleman : he will TAKE PEPPER IN THE NOSE instantly.
1607. Puritan, V. I. Now all the Knights NOSES ARE PUT OUT OF JOINT.
1608. Armin, Nest of Ninnies [Nares]. Standing on tip-toe, looking toward the door to behold a rivall, that he Would PUT HIS NOSE OUT OF JOINT.
1612. Passenger of Benvenuto [Nares]. Strange children, TO WIPE HER HUSBANDS OWNE CHILDRENS NOSE of their share in his goods.
1614. Bernard, Terence in English [Nares]. And why so, I pray you, but that you love him better than me? And fearing now least this wench which is brought over hither should PUT YOUR NOSE OUT THE JOYNT, comming betweene home and you, and so have such a trimme fellow her selfe.
1614. Bernard, Terence in English [Nares]. But loe, nowe comes forth the very destruction of our substance: WHO WIPES OUR NOSES of all that we should have. Ibid. I've WIPED THE OLD MEN'S NOSES of their money.
1639. Optick Glasse of Humors [Nares]. A man is teisty, and anger wrinckles his nose, such a man takes PEPPER IN THE NOSE.
1639. Massinger, Unnat. Combat, v. 2. But vows with you being like To your religion, a NOSE OF WAX, To be turned every way.
1642. Howell, Forreine Travell, p. 44. I have known divers Dutch Gentlemen grosly guld by this cheat, and som English BOR'D also THROUGH THE NOSE THIS WAY.
1646. Randolph, Jealous Lovers [Nares]. Shee was soe NOSE-WIP'T, slighted, and disdain'd, Under honour's cloak soe closely muffled, And in my rare projects soe shuffled.
1660. Howell, Parl. of Beasts, p. 35. Those fears and jealousies appeared afterwards to every common man as PLAIN AS THE NOSE ON HIS FACE to bee but meer forgeries and suppositions things.
d.1660. Bp. Gauden, Teares of the Church, p. 105. The polle and number of the names . . . I think to be but the number of the Beast, if we onely TELL NOSES, and not consider reasons.
1662. Pepys, Diary, 31 May. The King is pleased enough with her: which I fear, will put Madam Castlemaine's NOSE OUT OF JOYNT.
