a. Surg. Also Taglia-, erron. Tali-. [f. Taliacoti-us, latinized form of It. Tagliacozzi + -AN.] Of, pertaining to, or named after Tagliacozzi, a surgeon of Bologna (1546–99); esp. in Taliacotian operation, a plastic operation described by him for restoration of the nose by means of tissue taken from another part.
1656. Blount, Glossogr., Tagliacotian nose (an inhabitant of Bruxiels had his nose cut off in a cumbate, and a new one of another mans flesh set on in its sted, by Taliacotius … of Bononia), a nose of wax.
1657. W. Morice, Coena quasi Κοινὴ, x. 120. In a Taliacotian way of cure, to slash and cut off one mans flesh to salve anothers deformity.
1821. Blackw. Mag., IX. 178. The talicotian operation, whereby a nose, almost as good as the old one, lost in battles…, was formed from the skin of the forehead carefully peeled down.
1857. Dunglison, Dict. Med., s.v. Rhinoplastic, The Tagliacotian operation … consists in bringing down a portion of flesh from the forehead, and causing it to adhere to the anterior part of the remains of the nose.
So Taliacotify v. trans., to perform the Taliacotian operation on (a person).
a. 1843. Southey, Comm.-pl. Bk. (1851), IV. 589/1. The Chev. Saint Thoan found a silver nose so inconvenient that he submitted to be Taliacotified.
