单词 | nosepiece |
释义 | nosepiecen. I. Senses relating to nose n. I. 1. a. A part of a helmet, mask, etc., that covers the nose, serving for protection or (rarely) decoration. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > helmet > [noun] > nose-piece naselc1330 naserc1425 nasal1480 nosepiece1611 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Nazal, the nose-peece of a helmet; the part thereof which couereth the nose. 1699 L. Wafer New Voy. & Descr. Isthmus Amer. 42 I sat a while cringing upon my Hams among the Indians, after their Fashion, painted as they were, and all naked but only about the Waist, and with my Nose-piece..hanging over my Mouth. 1801 Asiatic Ann. Reg. 1800 Misc. Tracts 344/2 The nose-piece of the turban has several Arabic inscriptions. 1865 C. Kingsley Hereward I. x. 226 The small space on either cheek which was left bare between the nose-piece and the chain-mail. 1891 F. T. Palgrave Hastings in Visions of Eng. 29 Used here for the nasale or nose-piece shown in the Bayeux Tapestry. 1931 Speculum 6 14 A mediaeval warrior with a coat of mail, a shield, and a pyramidal helmet with with nose-piece was picked up. 1993 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Apr. 194/2 His favorite..was a black Zorro model with a crucifix as a nosepiece, which he liked to wear with..his shirt buttoned up to his neck. b. The part of a respirator, etc., that fits over the nose. ΚΠ 1935 Bull. Neurol. Inst. N.Y. 4 8 A bottle with a pinchcock on the connecting tube of the nosepiece. The blast is released from the bottle by pressure on the pinchcock. 1974 V. B. Mountcastle et al. Med. Physiol. (ed. 13) II. liii. 1241/2 Devices such as the Benedict helmet, masks, mouthpieces, and nosepieces have been designed for connection of the subject with the apparatus. 1997 D. DeLillo Underworld 524 The gas masks were bulky devices with goggle eyes and swollen nosepieces. 2. = noseband n. Occasionally: a similar part of a muzzle for a dog. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > halter or bridle > parts of headstallc1330 trench1480 stalk1497 musrol1551 head-strain?1561 water-chain?1561 throat band1585 cavesson1598 mullen1598 nose bit?a1600 front-stall1601 ampyx1607 chain1607 fillet1607 cheek-band1611 cheekpiece1611 noseband1611 throat thong1611 headpiece1678 throatlatch1693 headband1704 trenchefil1730 bridoon1744 banquet1753 head1756 cheek1795 throat strap1803 frontlet1805 throat-lash1805 cheekstrap1834 brow-band1844 nosepiece1865 shank1879 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping dogs or cats > [noun] > keeping or affinity with dogs > place to exercise hounds > collars, leads, etc. linea1000 collar1377 torretc1386 dog collar1485 doghook1528 terret1530 slip1564 dogwhip1583 trash1611 shangan1787 puzzle-peg1789 puzzle1792 shangy1825 leading-strap1856 nosepiece1865 dog tag1882 lead1893 harness1895 silent whistle1923 standing iron1934 1865 Routledge's Mag. for Boys Feb. 111 However you may fancy the appearance of a nose-piece.., never use a headstall or Gaveston martingale. 1893 K. Sanborn Truthful Woman S. Calif. 178 The headstall is covered with fluted silver, with large engraved silver rosettes at the sides,..with an elaborate nose-piece with silver engraving. 1899 Daily News 16 Dec. 6/3 He took the nose-piece between his teeth and pulled manfully. 1968 R. Nash Conquest of Brazil 276 In the south this nosepiece is so rigged as to come into play whenever the curb is applied. 1992 New Mexico Oct. 66/2 The Moorish bridle called for a bozal de campanillas—nosepiece set with tiny bells. 3. a. The part of a pair of spectacles which rests on the nose of the wearer. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > ophthalmology or optometry > aids to defective vision > [noun] > spectacles > other parts of spectacles bow1711 frame1729 rims1766 earpiece1824 side glass1830 nosepiece1866 temple1877 nose1895 nose-bridge1923 1866 Sci. Amer. 18 Aug. 122/3 I claim a stay or nose piece in combination with the frame of eye glasses. 1927 H. T. Lowe-Porter tr. T. Mann Magic Mountain (London ed.) II. vii. 719 He put on a horn-rimmed pince-nez, the nose-piece of which rode high up on his forehead. 1988 Yankee May 18/1 The pair of phoebes has taken up nesting once again under the nosepiece bridge at Spectacle Pond. 1991 Cycling Weekly 27 July 29/2 Most of them use good quality plastic lenses,..and with interchangeable frames and nose pieces, they are easy to dismantle and clean. b. A part that is shaped to support or be attached to the nose internally. rare. ΚΠ 1894 Outing 23 408/2 Make a nose-piece of pine or soft wood. Drive it up into the skull and tack it there. 1982 A. F. Wallace Progress Plastic Surg. iii. 36 The lower, or palate piece, occupied the roof of the mouth, and supported upon its upper surface and nose piece. II. Senses relating to nose n. II. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > hostilities at sea > naval weapons and equipment > [noun] > ship's guns collectively > gun in specific position nosepiecea1614 stern-piece1622 chase-piece1626 rakera1640 chase-gun1667 bow-chase1769 chaser1804 stern-chaser1815 top gun1816 bow-chaser1836 a1614 J. Melville Autobiogr. & Diary (1842) 258 The captean..commands to giff tham his nose-piece, the quhilk delashit lightes on the tye of the Einglisman's mean seale. 5. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [noun] > projecting aperture spout1412 stroup1505 nosec1576 nozzle1683 nozzle-pipe1816 nozzle-screw1839 nosepiece1858 1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products 260/2 Nose-piece, the nozzle of a hose or pipe. b. Optics. A part of a microscope that carries two or more objective lenses and is rotated to bring a different one into use. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > magnification or magnifying instruments > [noun] > microscope > parts of object plate1664 slider1703 pout1832 indicator1837 substage1853 focuser1861 nosepiece1867 searcher1870 Abbe condenser1879 eyeshade1885 1867 J. Hogg Microscope (ed. 6) i. ii. 71 Mr. Brooke's double nose-piece, or Baker's treble, is a useful piece of mechanism. 1899 J. Cagney tr. R. von Jaksch Clin. Diagnosis (ed. 4) x. 436 The tube of the microscope is provided with a ‘revolver’ or ‘nose-piece’, to which lenses of different magnifying powers are fixed. 1941 R. Headstrom Adventures with Microscope p. xvii You will find a revolving element known as the nosepiece, into which are fitted the objectives. 1965 J. R. Benford in R. Kingslake Appl. Optics & Optical Engin. III. iv. 165 The objectives on a multiple nose-piece can be interchanged without losing focus. 1993 Cell 73 (Advt. section following p. 205) The sextuple ball-bearing focusable nosepiece provides superb parfocality. c. An interchangeable and frequently rotating part of a hand tool or machine tool that enables the attachment of various accessories. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > parts of tools generally > [noun] > other parts neck?a1425 buttc1425 cheek1487 wing1577 face1601 ear1678 wood1683 strig1703 thumb-piece1760 jaws1789 crown1796 lug1833 sprig1835 point angle1869 bulb1885 nosepiece1983 1983 Buck & Hickman Catal. 1983–5 452 Supplied with one ½in chisel, bit, sharpener and separate nosepiece to convert headstock for normal drilling use. 1992 Mech. Products & Tools July 1364/2 Replacement bags of clinchnuts and mandrels (supplied with nosepieces) are available. 6. a. The nose cone of a torpedo, rocket, etc. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > rocket > [noun] > nose cone nosepiece1880 nose cone1949 1880 C. Sleeman Torpedoes 135 The foremost extremity of the torpedo, which is termed the nose piece, is so fitted that it is capable of being forced inwards. 1946 H. Harper Dawn of Space Age iii. viii. 113 During the initial thrusting period, while the space-vessel is ascending from the earth, the heat resisting carapace—or nose-piece..will obscure any view forward. b. Aeronautics. The nose cap of a propeller. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > means of propulsion > [noun] > aircraft engine > propeller > parts of propeller blade1907 boss1916 nosepiece1918 spinner1918 nose cap1919 1918 W. E. Dommett Dict. Aircraft 32 Nose piece, conical metal piece attached to the propeller boss, its contour being continuous with the engine cowling. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1611 |
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