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Pince-nez — Theodore Roosevelt wearing a C bridge type pince nez Spanish … Wikipedia
pince-nez — [ ,pæns neı ] (plural pince nez) noun count old fashioned GLASSES that are held in place over your eyes only by a part that fits tightly on your nose … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pince-nez — [ˌpæns ˈneı, ˌpıns ] n [plural] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: pinch nose ] glasses worn in the past that were held in position on the nose by a spring, instead of by pieces fitting round the ears … Dictionary of contemporary English
pince-nez — UK [ˌpænsˈneɪ] / US [ˌpæns ˈneɪ] noun [countable] Word forms pince nez : singular pince nez plural pince nez old fashioned glasses that are held in place over your eyes only by a part that fits tightly on your nose … English dictionary
pince-nez — [[t]pæ̱ns ne͟ɪ[/t]] N PLURAL: also a N Pince nez are old fashioned glasses that consist of two lenses that fit tightly onto the top of your nose and do not have parts that rest on your ears. His secretary was a tall woman in pince nez … English dictionary
pince-nez — /pans nay , pins /; Fr. /paonns nay /, n., pl. pince nez /pans nayz , pins /; Fr. /paonns nay /. a pair of glasses held on the face by a spring that grips the nose. [1875 80; < F: lit., (it) pinches (the) nose] * * * … Universalium
pince-nez — noun /pænsˈneɪ/ temple less eyeglasses that clip to the bridge of the nose Shabet took a pince nez from his breast pocket and settled it on the bridge of his nose. Syn: Oxford glasses … Wiktionary
pince-nez — (PENHS nay) [French: pinches the nose] A pair of glasses without temple (side) pieces, held in place by a spring that grips the bridge of the nose. a stringy and dejected man, bald but not sufficiently so, with pince nez like a dismal pair… … Dictionary of foreign words and phrases
pince-nez — [[t]ˈpænsˌneɪ, ˈpɪns [/t]] fr. [[t]pɛ̃sˈneɪ[/t]] n. pl. pince nez [[t]ˈpænsˌneɪz, ˈpɪns [/t]] fr. [[t]pɛ̃sˈneɪ[/t]] oph fot a pair of glasses held on the face by a spring that grips the nose • Etymology: 1875–80; < F: lit., (it) pinches (the)… … From formal English to slang
The Adventure of the Golden Pince-Nez — The Adventure of the Golden Pince Nez, one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one of 13 stories in the cycle collected as The Return of Sherlock Holmes .ynopsisOne wretched November night … Wikipedia
pince-nez — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bifocals, eyepieces, spectacles; see glasses … English dictionary for students
