pince-nez

English

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Etymology

French pince-nez ‘pinch-nose’.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pænsˈneɪ/

Noun

pince-nez (plural pince-nez)

1. temple-less eyeglasses that clip to the bridge of the nose
   • Furst, Alan 2000 Kingdom of Shadows, p170:

     Shabet took a pince-nez from his breast pocket and settled it on the bridge of his nose.

Synonyms

• Oxford glasses

Translations

type of eyeglasses

• Finnish: nenälasit (fi) pl, pinnelasit (fi) pl
• French: pince-nez (fr) m
• German: Zwicker (de) m

• Russian: пенсне (ru) (pensnɛ́) n (indeclinable)
• Spanish: quevedos (es) m pl

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pɛ̃s.ne/

Noun

pince-nez m (plural same)

1. pince-nez