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nosepiece

nosepiece

1 4.5
Part of glasses that rests on your nose between the lenses
  • noun
  • /ˈnoʊzˌpiːs/
  • Specialized
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  • Your glasses will fly off and be broken in two at the nosepiece.
  • nosepiece from the glasses

Examples

  • He liked the way the nosepiece of his new sunglasses held them securely while he ran.

  • Adjusting the nosepiece allowed her glasses to fit comfortably on her nose.

  • And then adjust the nosepiece, give it a couple of turns... to break it in one or two places.

    The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)

  • Taking hold of the silver Franklin frames, he settled the nosepiece and hooked them behind his ears.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The nosepiece of the glasses broke, causing them to slip down his face.

Synonyms

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19 6.4

The hard raised part between the eyes on the nose

refers specifically to the glasses part that connects two lenses

Surface Forms

nosepiece singular
nosepieces plural

Morphology

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

The part is literally a 'piece' that rests on or relates to the nose; the sense is a direct domain-specific application of the compound.

Etymology

Nosepiece comes from the two simple parts nose and piece, literally a 'piece' for the 'nose'. On glasses, a nosepiece is the small part that rests on your nose and holds the lenses steady, which is why the name matches its function.