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    pince-nez

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Daily life
    pince-nez /ˌpæns ˈneɪ, ˌpɪns-/ noun [plural]  Dglasses worn in the past that were held in position on the nose by a spring, instead of by pieces fitting round the ears 〔旧时的〕夹鼻眼镜
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    pince-nez• Sunlight reflected from the snow outside flashed off his rimless pince-nez perched on the bridge of his strong nose.• The silver pince-nez gave him the air of a rather unpleasant schoolmaster.• Mr Corcoran had stared stonily at him through the pince-nez fastened on to his thin beak of a nose.    Origin pince-nez (1800-1900) French “pinch-nose”
    pince-nez nounChinese
    past were that the held worn in Corpus glasses


    pince-nez
    pince-nez /ˌpæns ˈneɪ, ˌpɪns-/ noun [plural]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: French
     Origin: 'pinch-nose'
    glasses worn in the past that were held in position on the nose by a spring, instead of by pieces fitting round the ears


    pince-nezBrE /ˌpæ̃s ˈneɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpæ̃s ˈneɪ/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    pince-nez    )     (from French)     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 （旧时的）夹鼻眼镜