pince-nez

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Noun pince-nez has 1 sense

pince-nez - spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring
--₁ is a kind of spectacles, specs, eyeglasses, glasses

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Pince-nez

Noun

A type of eyeglasses with no arms that clip onto the nose, popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Example sentence: I found a vintage pair of pince-nez in my grandmother's attic.

Noun

A person who habitually squints or peers at small objects, resembling someone wearing pince-nez.

Example sentence: My father is a pince-nez when it comes to inspecting fine details of his paintings.

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