Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Eyeglasses that are worn on the bridge of the nose without supports that go over the ears.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Eyeglasses kept in place on the nose by a spring.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Eyeglasses kept on the nose by a spring.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
temple -lesseyeglasses thatclip to thebridge of the nose
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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My book, in one of life's coincidences, will be presented in Madrid this coming May 21, the birthday of the poet with the round pince-nez and the aquiline nose.
Yoani Sanchez: A Manual or a Sonnet? Yoani Sanchez 2011
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“Yes, what of them,” he asked, his kind eyes twinkling behind pince-nez glasses.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » March : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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Viggo was clearly unsettled by such close contact with Freud's personal artefacts, and affected some shivers of recognition as he pored over Freud's notebook which sits on his desk, a pair of fold-up pince-nez placed neatly beside it.
Trailer trash 2012
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My book, in one of life's coincidences, will be presented in Madrid this coming May 21, the birthday of the poet with the round pince-nez and the aquiline nose.
Yoani Sanchez: A Manual or a Sonnet? Yoani Sanchez 2011
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“Yes, what of them,” he asked, his kind eyes twinkling behind pince-nez glasses.
365 tomorrows » Roi R. Czechvala : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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My book, in one of life's coincidences, will be presented in Madrid this coming May 21, the birthday of the poet with the round pince-nez and the aquiline nose.
Yoani Sanchez: A Manual or a Sonnet? Yoani Sanchez 2011
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“Five Points,” said Dobrogeanu, squinting through his pince-nez.
The Curse of the Wendigo William James Henry 2010
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Or maybe a small pince-nez or somethin 'like that?
Archive 2008-11-01 2008
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Or maybe a small pince-nez or somethin 'like that?
Baby Got Glasses 2008
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“Five Points,” said Dobrogeanu, squinting through his pince-nez.
The Curse of the Wendigo William James Henry 2010
kewpid commented on the word pince-nez
They really pinch the nose.
October 4, 2007