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Definition of Pince-nez
1. Noun. Spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring.
Definition of Pince-nez
1. Noun. temple-less eyeglasses that clip to the bridge of the nose ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pince-nez
Literary usage of Pince-nez
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. London Society edited by James Hogg, Florence Marryat (1879)
"He wears a peculiar hat, very shiny, very narrow brimmed, and very arched ; he
looks at life out of the lenses of a pince-nez ; a heavy moustache falls over ..."
2. My Quarter Century of American Politics by Champ Clark (1920)
"... pince-nez spectacles — My "first appearance on the stage" — Chaplain
shouted, "Boys, give them hell" — Civil War and reign of terror — I heard battle of ..."
3. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) (1902)
"In a large proportion of cases pince-nez will set well on the face, ... In some
cases it is not possible to fit pince-nez without causing this kind of ..."
4. The Grant and Validity of British Patents for Inventions by James R. Roberts (1903)
"... hinged on to the focuses without intervening springs in pince-nez, in which
spring-bridges were used helical and arched ; so also were ..."
5. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1888)
"This pale person in the pince-nez fairly fascinated me, and, when I was weary
... The pale person in a pince-nez, in the apparently inconveniently crowded ..."
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