单词 | pince-nez |
释义 | pince-nez (once / 13133 pages) n If your costume for the school play includes wearing pince-nez, never fear: all you need is a small pair of spectacles that clip on your nose. The most fun about this word, from French for "pinch nose," is pronouncing it in a highly affected way. It denotes a pair of eyeglasses without earpieces that get their grip by spring action on the schnozzle. You're most likely to come across someone wearing pince-nez in an old novel, since they were at the height of their popularity in the nineteenth century. WORD FAMILYpince-nez USAGE EXAMPLESHe sported a walrus mustache, a high French silk hat, an expensive suit and a thick black ribbon for his pince-nez eyeglasses. Los Angeles Times(Jun 23, 2016) Mr. Borgin fixed a pair of pince-nez to his nose and looked down the list. J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Sec...(1998) Teddy Roosevelt’s gruff visage was so indivisible from his pince-nez that they’re carved on to his nose on Mount Rushmore. The Guardian(Jun 16, 2015) n spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring Hyper eyeglasses, glasses, specs, spectacles optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision |
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