nosepiece means anything (originally a piece of armour) that protects the nose. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From nose + piece.
noun
- 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, with slit eyes and a nose-piece, a child did not look himself at all, and knew that his appearance wa”
- 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.