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Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: 'pinch-nose'

pince-nez

 noun
     
Related topics: Daily Life
pince-nez [plural]
D glasses worn in the past that were held in position on the nose by a spring, instead of by pieces fitting round the ears
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