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单词 nosepiece
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nosepiecen.

Brit. /ˈnəʊzpiːs/, U.S. /ˈnoʊzˌpis/
Forms: see nose n. and piece n.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nose n., piece n.
Etymology: < nose n. + piece n.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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 campanillasnosepiece set with tiny bells.
3.
a. The part of a pair of spectacles which rests on the nose of the wearer. Also figurative.
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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.
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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.
4. Scottish. A bow-gun or prow-piece. Obsolete. rare.
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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.
a. The nozzle of a pipe or tube. Obsolete. rare.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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