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nosepiece

nosepiece

7.4
A strap over an animal's nose that helps control it
  • noun
  • /ˈnoʊzˌpiːs/
  • Specialized
: freno

Examples

  • Microscope features include a reversible quintuple nosepiece, a slide-in centerable 1.25 N.A.

    Academic text (2002)

  • The horse's bridle has a padded nosepiece that keeps it comfortable while being led.

  • To help control the pony, she adjusted the nosepiece on its bridle.

  • The trainer inspected the nosepiece to ensure it fit snugly over the horse's nose.

Synonyms

noseband
vsnosepiece
  • Specialized
1 6.4

A strap that goes over a horse's nose to help control it

has identical meaning but uses an alternate term

Surface Forms

nosepiece singular
nosepieces plural

Morphology

nosepiece = nose + piece (semi-transparent) = nose + piece

The components 'nose' and 'piece' are clear, but the specific meaning related to a bridle is specialized and not immediately obvious.

Etymology

Nosepiece comes from the two simple parts nose and piece, literally a 'piece' for the 'nose'. On a bridle, a nosepiece is the strap or part that goes over the animal's nose to help control it, so the name is easy to remember.