Noz"zle (?), n. [A dim. of nose. √261] [Written also nosle.] 1.
The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as, the
nozzle of a bellows.
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.
||Nu`ance" (?), n. [F.] A shade of difference; a delicate gradation.
Nub (?), v. t. [Cf. Knob.] To push; to nudge; also, to beckon. [Prov.
Eng.]
Nub, n. A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or
gist, as of a story. [Colloq.]