# nosepiece

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From nose + piece.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nosepiece