English

Noun

nosepiece ‎(plural nosepieces)

1. Anything (originally a piece of armour) that protects the nose.
   • 2009 August 2, Karen Crouse, “Phelps Grabs Record in 100 Butterfly”, in New York Times:

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

2. The bridge between spectacle lenses that rests on the nose.
3. The part of a microscope that holds the objectives.

Anagrams

• epicœnes