nosepiece

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English

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Etymology

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From nose +‎ piece.

Noun

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nosepiece (plural nosepieces)

  1. Anything (originally a piece of armour) that protects the nose.
    • 1971, Gwen White, Antique Toys And Their Background, page 186:
      The big craze from this source [television] in 1966 was for a Batman outfit. This consisted of a large black cape, shaped cowl and pants with belt, with 'shimmering P.V.C. contrasting bat decorations'. So for 29s. 6d. a child was disguised and pictured himself flying over the treetops and in fact, with slit eyes and a nose-piece, a child did not look himself at all, and knew that his appearance was frightening.
    • 2009 August 2, Karen Crouse, “Phelps Grabs Record in 100 Butterfly”, in New York Times[1]:
      At impact, the nosepiece of Phelps’s goggles snapped.
  2. An animal's noseband.
  3. The bridge between spectacle lenses that rests on the nose.
  4. The part of a microscope that holds the objectives.
  5. The outer end or point of a pipe, bellows, etc.

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