Definition of "red-nosed" [red-nosed]

• Having a red nose, as a toper.
• Having a red beak: as, the red-nosed auklet, Simorhynchus pygmæus, also called whiskered auklet.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "A paw pumped the air in exultation as the red-nosed leader became swiss-cheese venison."
• ""Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer," a new member of the delivery and shipping department, possesses a unique physical appearance that is immediately obvious from his mocking moniker: he "had a very shiny nose.""
• "I think the secret to Santa's real motivation comes from the song's last couplet --"Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer/You'll go down in history.""