society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > parts and fittings of firearms > [noun] > barrel > muzzle (6)
Firearms. The opening at the end of the barrel of a firearm; the end part of a gun barrel nearest to its opening, in a cannon usually marked off by…
The tip of a person's nose. Later also in extended use (cf. senses at nose, n. II.).