Pince-nez

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pince-nez \Pince`-nez"\, n. [F. pincer to pinch + nez nose.]
     Eyeglasses kept on the nose by a spring.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  pince-nez
       n : spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring