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pince-nez definition

pince·-nez (pans′nā′, pins′nā′; Fr pans nā′)

noun

pl. pince-nez pince′·-nez′ (-nāz′; Fr, -nā′) eyeglasses without temples, kept in place by a spring gripping the bridge of the nose

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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