Associations to the word «Nosepiece»

Wiktionary

NOSEPIECE, noun. Anything (originally a piece of armour) that protects the nose.
NOSEPIECE, noun. The bridge between spectacle lenses that rests on the nose.
NOSEPIECE, noun. The part of a microscope that holds the objectives.

Dictionary definition

NOSEPIECE, noun. Armor plate that protects the nose.
NOSEPIECE, noun. A strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose.
NOSEPIECE, noun. The link between two lenses; rests on the nose.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca