nasal vs nose guard

nasal

• The part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard. 

• A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc. 

• Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion. 

• Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng. 

• Sharp, penetrating. 

• Characterized by resonance in the nasal passage. 

nose guard

• An item of protection worn over the nose. 

• A middle guard.