nosepiece

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Noun

nosepiece (plural nosepieces)

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.

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