nosepiece

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nosepiece

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From nose + piece.

noun nosepieces

Anything (originally a piece of armour) that protects the nose. 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, w
An animal's noseband.
The bridge between spectacle lenses that rests on the nose.
The part of a microscope that holds the objectives.
The outer end or point of a pipe, bellows, etc.

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noun The bridge between spectacle lenses that rests on the nose.

Español	puente nasal

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"nosepiece." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nosepiece. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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nosepiece. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nosepiece

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"nosepiece." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nosepiece.

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@misc{nosepiece_2026,
  title = {nosepiece},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nosepiece},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}