Nosepiece

Quick meaning: Nosepiece is a noun meaning Anything (originally a piece of armour) that protects the nose.

Meaning

Anything (originally a piece of armour) that protects the nose.

More Meanings

1. An animal's noseband.
2. The bridge between spectacle lenses that rests on the nose.
3. The part of a microscope that holds the objectives.
4. The outer end or point of a pipe, bellows, etc.

Example Sentences

At impact, the nosepiece of Phelps’s goggles snapped.

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.

Word Forms

• nosepieces

Synonyms for nosepiece

Depending on context, synonyms include bridge.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bridge, revolving, noseguard, facepiece, cheekpiece, neckpiece.

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