pince-nez

(pans′nā′, pins′nā′; Fr pans nā′)

noun

pl. pince-nez eyeglasses without temples, kept in place by a spring gripping the bridge of the nose

Origin: Fr < pincer, to pinch + nez, nose

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noun pl. pince-nez pince-nez (-nāzˈ, -nāˈ)

Eyeglasses clipped to the bridge of the nose.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : pincer, to pinch (from Old French pincier; see pinch)

Origin: + nez, nose (from Latin nāsus; see nas- in Indo-European roots)

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