Geoffrey Chaucer — "The Miller's prominent feature was his nose with 'a wart on which there stood a …"
The Miller's prominent feature was his nose with 'a wart on which there stood a tuft of hair Red as the bristles in an old sow's ear'.
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The Canterbury Tales, General Prologue (describing the Miller)
Date: c. 1387-1400
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