nosepiece

American  

[nohz-pees] / ˈnoʊzˌpis /

noun

1. the part of a frame for eyeglasses that passes over the bridge of the nose.

2. the part of a microscope to which the objectives are attached.

3. a piece of armor serving as a protective cover for the nose.

4. a noseband.

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nosepiece British  

/ ˈnəʊzˌpiːs /

noun

1. Also called: nasal.  a piece of armour, esp part of a helmet, that serves to protect the nose

2. the connecting part of a pair of spectacles that rests on the nose; bridge

3. the part of a microscope to which one or more objective lenses are attached

4. a less common word for noseband

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Etymology

Origin of nosepiece

First recorded in 1605–15; nose + piece

Example Sentences

And then there’s double-face tape on the nosepiece.

From Time • Apr. 29, 2013

Says Barry Fischer, director of the Los Angeles sheriff department's forensics lab: "You can get good DNA from a hatband or the nosepiece of a pair of glasses."

From Time Magazine Archive

The cartoon, in a satirical French weekly, shows Charles de Gaulle all gussied up in Louis XIV garb as he packs a herculean suit of armor and Cyrano-sized nosepiece for a sally across the Rhine.

From Time Magazine Archive

For critical work and particularly for photo-micrography, however, the interchangeable nosepiece is by no means perfect as it is next to impossible to secure accurate centreing of each lens in the optical axis.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

The prisoner did not deny, and indeed admitted, that this uniform was his; but—mark this!—the searching party found no nosepiece there!

From Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus by Rhodes, Eugene Manlove