English Explanatory Dictionary

nosepiece

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

nosepiece nosepieces

Etymology

From nose + piece.

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