PINCE-NEZ

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pince-nez mean? 

• PINCE-NEZ (noun)
  The noun PINCE-NEZ has 1 sense:

1. spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring

  Familiarity information: PINCE-NEZ used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PINCE-NEZ (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pince-nez" is a kind of...):

eyeglasses; glasses; specs; spectacles ((plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision)

 Context examples 

It hinged from the outset upon the pince-nez.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I owe you an apology,” he said, raising his golden pince-nez to his eyes.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He unfolded it and disclosed a golden pince-nez, with two broken ends of black silk cord dangling from the end of it.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I then glanced at her face, and, observing the dint of a pince-nez at either side of her nose, I ventured a remark upon short sight and typewriting, which seemed to surprise her.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)