Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nosepiece

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: nose-piece
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Anything (originally a piece of armour) that protects the nose.

noun

An animal's noseband.

noun

The bridge between spectacle lenses that rests on the nose.

noun

The part of a microscope that holds the objectives.

noun

The outer end or point of a pipe, bellows, etc.

Example Sentences

"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 was frightening."
"At impact, the nosepiece of Phelps’s goggles snapped."

Etymology

From nose + piece.

Inflected Forms

nosepieces (plural)

Synonyms

bridge noseband

Questions

What does nosepiece mean?: Anything (originally a piece of armour) that protects the nose.
Where does nosepiece come from?: From nose + piece.

How to pronounce nosepiece

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