English

pince-nez

Noun

pince-nez ‎(plural pince-nez)

1. temple-less eyeglasses that clip to the bridge of the nose
   • 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

• Oxford glasses

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ̃s.ne/

Noun

pince-nez m ‎(plural pince-nez)

1. pince-nez

Descendants

• Russian: пенсне́ n ‎(pensnɛ́)