'Nosle' definitions:
Definition of 'Nosle'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'nosle'
From: GCIDE
- Nozzle \Noz"zle\, n. [A dim. of nose. [root]261.] [Written also nosle.]
- 1. The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as, the nozzle of a bellows. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Specifically: (a) A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe. (b) A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder or a steam boiler. [1913 Webster]