A fluid application device, comprising: an applicator head; and a modular nozzle assembly (22, 122) fluidly coupled and secured to the applicator head, the modular nozzle assembly (22, 122) comprising: at least one guide slot (34, 134) configured to receive a strand of material; at least one orifice (28, 128) configured to discharge a first fluid onto a respective strand of material; and at least one securing opening (76, 176) extending through the modular nozzle assembly (22, 122), each securing opening (76, 176) configured to receive a releasable securing element; characterized in that the modular nozzle assembly is one of a modular contact nozzle assembly and a modular non-contact nozzle assembly, and the one of the modular contact nozzle assembly and the modular non-contact nozzle assembly is interchangeably securable to the applicator head with the other to provide: a first state where the modular non-contact nozzle assembly is secured to the applicator head, wherein the modular non-contact nozzle assembly includes a guide plate and the at least one guide slot is formed in the guide plate and wherein the at least one guide slot is spaced from the at least one orifice and is configured to position the strand (!2) so that the strand is spaced from the at least one orifice by a distance such that a fluid discharged from the at least one orifice is discharged across the distance onto the strand; and a second state where the modular contact nozzle assembly is secured to the applicator head, and the at least one guide slot is aligned with the at least one orifice and configured to position the strand immediately adjacent to, or partially within, the at least one orifice such that the fluid is discharged directly onto the strand. an applicator head; and a modular nozzle assembly (22, 122) fluidly coupled and secured to the applicator head, the modular nozzle assembly (22, 122) comprising: at least one guide slot (34, 134) configured to receive a strand of material; at least one orifice (28, 128) configured to discharge a first fluid onto a respective strand of material; and at least one securing opening (76, 176) extending through the modular nozzle assembly (22, 122), each securing opening (76, 176) configured to receive a releasable securing element; at least one guide slot (34, 134) configured to receive a strand of material; at least one orifice (28, 128) configured to discharge a first fluid onto a respective strand of material; and at least one securing opening (76, 176) extending through the modular nozzle assembly (22, 122), each securing opening (76, 176) configured to receive a releasable securing element; characterized in that the modular nozzle assembly is one of a modular contact nozzle assembly and a modular non-contact nozzle assembly, and the one of the modular contact nozzle assembly and the modular non-contact nozzle assembly is interchangeably securable to the applicator head with the other to provide: a first state where the modular non-contact nozzle assembly is secured to the applicator head, wherein the modular non-contact nozzle assembly includes a guide plate and the at least one guide slot is formed in the guide plate and wherein the at least one guide slot is spaced from the at least one orifice and is configured to position the strand (!2) so that the strand is spaced from the at least one orifice by a distance such that a fluid discharged from the at least one orifice is discharged across the distance onto the strand; and a second state where the modular contact nozzle assembly is secured to the applicator head, and the at least one guide slot is aligned with the at least one orifice and configured to position the strand immediately adjacent to, or partially within, the at least one orifice such that the fluid is discharged directly onto the strand. a first state where the modular non-contact nozzle assembly is secured to the applicator head, wherein the modular non-contact nozzle assembly includes a guide plate and the at least one guide slot is formed in the guide plate and wherein the at least one guide slot is spaced from the at least one orifice and is configured to position the strand (!2) so that the strand is spaced from the at least one orifice by a distance such that a fluid discharged from the at least one orifice is discharged across the distance onto the strand; and a second state where the modular contact nozzle assembly is secured to the applicator head, and the at least one guide slot is aligned with the at least one orifice and configured to position the strand immediately adjacent to, or partially within, the at least one orifice such that the fluid is discharged directly onto the strand.