pince-nez
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French pince-nez (literally “pinch-nose”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- temple-less eyeglasses that clip to the bridge of the nose
- 1919, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 15, in A Damsel in Distress:
- Lord Belpher, leaning against the wall and trying to decide whether his right or left foot hurt him the more excruciatingly, became aware that a curate was standing before him, regarding him through a pair of gold-rimmed pince-nez with a disapproving and hostile expression.
- 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[edit]
Translations[edit]
type of eyeglasses
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Further reading[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pince-nez m (plural pince-nez)
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “pince-nez”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from French pince-nez.
Noun[edit]
pince-nez n (plural pince-nez-uri)
Declension[edit]
Declension of pince-nez
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) pince-nez | pince-nezul | (niște) pince-nez-uri | pince-nez-urile |
genitive/dative | (unui) pince-nez | pince-nezului | (unor) pince-nez-uri | pince-nez-urilor |
vocative | pince-nezule | pince-nez-urilor |
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