nose glasses

plural noun

1. eyeglasses held in place by a spring that clamps them to the bridge of the nose; pince-nez.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nose glasses¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Vichy Volonsky, a short, roundheaded man, had held up the rest of the issue while he studied the content through his nose-glasses.

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Noting her mood, Whaley gruffly took up the letter and, adjusting his black-rimmed nose-glasses, he read it.

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He was a tall, pale young man with store clothes and nose glasses.

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He looked over his nose glasses at Jordan and Daniel and Eleanore.

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Guilbert, the French mining engineer, leered through his polished nose-glasses.

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