pince-nez
a pair of glasses held on the face by a spring that grips the nose.
Origin of pince-nez
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How to use pince-nez in a sentence
The bushy-haired Russian Jew in the pince-nez was an ardent revolutionary but also a genuine democrat, or so the legend goes.
Walter Fetherston glanced at the general through his pince-nez with a curious expression, but he did not join in the conversation.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxJohn Maltwood, the quiet, youngish-looking man in the gold pince-nez, was popular everywhere over the country-side.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxEvery action of the doctor had been noted, and information of it conveyed to the quiet-mannered man in pince-nez.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxOld Van's possible confidant, instead of immediately answering, again assumed the pince-nez.
The Awkward Age | Henry James
Good fellows on the whole, with their gladstone bags and their pince-nez and their unmistakable respectability.
British Dictionary definitions for pince-nez
/ (ˈpænsˌneɪ, ˈpɪns-, French pɛ̃sne) /
eyeglasses that are held in place only by means of a clip over the bridge of the nose
Origin of pince-nez
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