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pince-nez

noun as in eyeglasses

noun as in monocle

Strong match

Weak match

noun as in opera glasses

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Example Sentences

The bushy-haired Russian Jew in the pince-nez was an ardent revolutionary but also a genuine democrat, or so the legend goes.

Walter Fetherston glanced at the general through his pince-nez with a curious expression, but he did not join in the conversation.

John Maltwood, the quiet, youngish-looking man in the gold pince-nez, was popular everywhere over the country-side.

Every action of the doctor had been noted, and information of it conveyed to the quiet-mannered man in pince-nez.

Old Van's possible confidant, instead of immediately answering, again assumed the pince-nez.

Good fellows on the whole, with their gladstone bags and their pince-nez and their unmistakable respectability.

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On this page you'll find 53 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pince-nez, such as: specs, sunglasses, bifocals, cheaters, contacts, and goggles.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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