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pince-nez

[pans-ney, pins-, pans-ney] / ˈpænsˌneɪ, ˈpɪns-, pɛ̃sˈneɪ /


NOUN
monocle
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Gamache does not solve crimes by adjusting his pince-nez and issuing a deduction.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2022

Improbably bedecked in a bow tie, pince-nez glasses and a mailman’s hat, he held a pickle like a cigar and cracked wise in a voice borrowed from Groucho Marx.

From New York Times • May 21, 2022

She was fifty, more than twice his age, but they were of similar stature, and would have stood nearly eye to eye, with Goldman looking at Hoover through her pince-nez.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 4, 2019

He is wearing his pince-nez glasses and reading aloud from a book.

From Washington Post • Aug. 1, 2018

The Widow Ashton fumbled for her pince-nez as the admiral took the drawing in both hands and gave an admiring whistle.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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