Nosepiece

Origin

nose + piece

Full definition of nosepiece

Noun

1. Anything (originally a piece of armour) that protects the nose.
• 2009, August 2, Karen Crouse, Phelps Grabs Record in 100 Butterfly, At impact, the nosepiece of Phelps’s goggles snapped.
2. The bridge between spectacle lenses that rests on the nose.
3. The part of a microscope that holds the objectives.

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