nosepiece noun5 •Anything (originally a piece of armour) that protects the nose.At impact, the nosepiece of Phelps’s goggles snapped. — 2009 •An animal's noseband. •The bridge between spectacle lenses that rests on the nose. •The part of a microscope that holds the objectives. •The outer end or point of a pipe, bellows, etc. formsnosepieces