[pans-ney, pins-; Fr. pans-ney] 
[pans-neyz, pins-; Fr. pans-ney] . | a pair of glasses held on the face by a spring that grips the nose. |
| pince-nez (pāns'nā', pĭns'-) n. pl. pince-nez (-nāz', -nā') Eyeglasses clipped to the bridge of the nose. [French : pincer, to pinch (from Old French pincier; see pinch) + nez, nose (from Latin nāsus; see nas- in Indo-European roots).] |