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nose glasses

American  

plural noun

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


Etymology

Origin of nose glasses

First recorded in 1885–90


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He wore striped pants, a wing collar, a spade-tailed coat, and nose glasses leashed with yards of black, fluttering ribbon.

From Time Magazine Archive

"He wore nose glasses," she recalls, "and looked more like a professor than he does now."

From Time Magazine Archive

Pale and unsmiling, he signed; "Judge" Hull, scowling, affixed his nose glasses and signed after him.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Shaw beamed through nose glasses, brushed her hair straight back, dressed in a modified Edwardian style, wore and advocated short skirts.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Rabbit with the nose glasses blinked mildly.

From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Richard Connell

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