nosepiece

See also: nose piece

English

Etymology

From nose +‎ piece.

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• epicœnes, one-pieces