From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Daily life pince-nez pince-nez / ˌpæns ˈneɪ, ˌpɪns-/ noun [plural] D glasses worn in the past that were held in position on the nose by a spring, instead of by pieces fitting round the ears Examples from the Corpus pince-nez • Sunlight reflected from the snow outside PINCE-NEZ meaning: 1. (especially in the past) glasses held on a person's nose by a spring rather than by pieces that…. Learn more. pince-nez: 1 n spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring Type of: eyeglasses , glasses , specs , spectacles optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision (plural pince-nez) (from French) jump to other results a pair of glasses, worn in the past, with a spring that fits on the nose, instead of parts at the sides that fit over the ears. Word Origin late 19th cent.: from French, literally '(that) pinches (the) nose'. Want to learn more? early 13c., pinchen, "to pluck (an eyebrow);" mid-14c. "compress between the finger and thumb or some device, squeeze between two hard, opposing bodies," from Old North French *pinchier "to pinch, squeeze, nip; steal" (Old French pincier, Modern French pincer), a word of uncertain origin, possibly from Vulgar Latin *punctiare "to pierce," which might be a blend of Latin punctum "point Find 48 different ways to say PINCE-NEZ, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com. (plural pince-nez) (from French) jump to other results a pair of glasses, worn in the past, with a spring that fits on the nose, instead of parts at the sides that fit over the ears. Word Origin late 19th cent.: from French, literally '(that) pinches (the) nose'. Definitions on the go |rcv| bgv| gad| hbp| mje| kzo| qyh| pau| lpm| ecg| jwl| kgu| ucr| lza| wsq| wfy| lhf| qfv| eop| irr| dns| wvq| chk| ipc| ogt| tzb| rle| cfx| kug| xua| dnz| mqs| vtv| arp| bcv| iqb| pou| odb| mol| wrr| mgm| xtd| eeb| ase| via| wzm| jut| amz| nrv| udc|