Pince-nez Definition

pănsnā, pĭns-
noun
Eyeglasses without temples, kept in place by a spring gripping the bridge of the nose.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Pince-nez

  • French pincer to pinch (from Old French pincier pinch) nez nose (from Latin nāsus nas- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • French pince-nez "˜pinch-nose'.

    From Wiktionary

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