A fluid application device (10), a nozzle assembly (22) and a method of applying a fluid onto a strand of material (12) provided. The fluid application device includes an applicator head (16) and a nozzle assembly. The nozzle assembly includes a guide slot (34) for receiving a strand of material. The nozzle assembly further includes an orifice (28), spaced from the guide slot, configured to discharge a first fluid to onto the strand, and at least one outlet (29), adjacent to the orifice, for discharging a second fluid to act on the first fluid. The method includes positioning the strand at the closed end of the guide slot so that the strand is spaced a predetermined distance from the orifice, feeding the strand through the guide slot at a predetermined speed, applying the first fluid onto the strand from the orifice and discharging the second fluid from the at least one outlet.
