nose-nipper

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nose-nipper (plural nose-nippers)

  1. A facial attachment that is fitted with a clasp pinching the nose.
    • 1893, Archibald Sinclair, William Henry, Swimming, London: Longmans, Green and Co., page 102:
      I had the Arab diver with the nose-nipper alongside this morning, and told him to let me see how long he could remain under water, and I carefully timed him; one minute and forty-nine seconds, which is the longest dive on record on these banks or beds.
    • 1999, Deb Margolin, Of All the Nerve: Deb Margolin Solo, A&C Black, page 59:
      But TLC sold me this attractive little nose-nipper and it just fits right over my nose.
  2. (in the plural) pince-nez
    • 1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, page v. 29:
      He saw the old man lift his head from some writing so sharp that his nose-nippers fell off...

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