Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Nozzle

Nozzle , noun

[A dim. of nose. r261.]

1.
The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as, the nozzle of a bellows.
2.
(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.