pince-nez (p ns n , p ns-)n. pl. pince-nez (-n z, -n) Eyeglasses clipped to the bridge of the nose. [French : pincer, to pinch (from Old French pincier; see pinch) + nez, nose (from Latin n sus; see nas- in Indo-European roots).] |
pince-nez [ˈpænsˌneɪ ˈpɪns- (French) pɛ̃sne]
n pl pince-nez
(Medicine) eyeglasses that are held in place only by means of a clip over the bridge of the nose
[French, literally: pinch-nose]
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| Noun | 1. |  pince-nez - spectacles clipped to the nose by a springeyeglasses, glasses, specs, spectacles - optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision |
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