PINCE-NEZ

Meaning of PINCE-NEZ in English

[ pa~s'neɪ ]

■ noun [treated as sing. or plural \] a pair of eyeglasses with a nose clip instead of earpieces.

Origin

C19: from Fr., lit. '(that) pinches (the) nose'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PINCE-NEZ — [F] n pince-nez
Interlingua English vocab
PINCE-NEZ — (ˈ)pan(t)|snā, (ˈ)paⁿ|snā, (ˈ)pin(t)|snā sometimes ÷(ˈ)pin(t)|snez noun ( plural pince-nez -ā(z), -ezə̇z) Etymology: French, from pincer to pinch (from Old French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PINCE-NEZ — noun ( plural pince-nez -ˈnā(z)) Etymology: French, from pincer to pinch + nez nose, from Latin nasus — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PINCE-NEZ — [pince-nez] n, pl pince-nez [F, fr. pincer to pinch + nez nose, fr. L nasus--more at nose] (1876): eyeglasses clipped …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PINCE-NEZ — pince-nez singular BrE AmE ˌpæn t s ˈneɪ ˌpɪn t s-, -ˈnez —French [ pæ̃s ne ] ▷ pince-nez| plural …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PINCE-NEZ — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Mr Corcoran had stared stonily at him through the pince-nez fastened on to his thin …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PINCE-NEZ — pince-nase
English interlingue dictionary
PINCE-NEZ — noun (plural ~) see: nose Date: 1876 eyeglasses clipped to the nose by a spring
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PINCE-NEZ — /pans"nay', pins"-/ ; Fr. /paonns nay"/ , n. , pl. pince-nez /pans"nayz', pins"-/ ; Fr. /paonns nay"/ . a pair …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PINCE-NEZ — / ˌpæ͂s ˈneɪ; NAmE / noun ( pl. pince-nez ) (from French ) a pair of glasses, worn in the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PINCE-NEZ — pince-nez /ˌpæns ˈneɪ, ˌpɪns-/ BrE AmE noun [plural] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'pinch-nose' ] glasses worn …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PINCE-NEZ — Pince-nez are old-fashioned glasses that consist of two lenses that fit tightly onto the top of your nose and do …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PINCE-NEZ — Pince-nez are old-fashioned glasses that consist of two lenses that fit tightly onto the top of your nose and do …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PINCE-NEZ — из франц.; сущ.; мн. ч. - pince-nezпенсне Syn:eyeglasses
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PINCE-NEZ — фр. ; сущ. ; мн. - pince-nez пенсне Syn: eyeglasses
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PINCE-NEZ — фр.; сущ.; мн. - pince-nez пенсне Syn: eyeglasses
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PINCE-NEZ — (n.) Eyeglasses kept on the nose by a spring.
Английский словарь Webster
PINCE-NEZ — ( n. ) Eyeglasses kept on the nose by a spring.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PINCE-NEZ — n. pair of eyeglasses which are held to the nose by a spring-activated clip
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PINCE-NEZ — noun eyeglasses kept on the nose by a spring.
Webster English vocab
PINCE-NEZ — Pronunciation: pa n s- ' n ā , pan(t)s- Function: noun Inflected Form: plural pince-nez \ - ' n ā …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PINCE-NEZ — n. (pl. same) a pair of eyeglasses with a nose-clip instead of earpieces. [F, lit. = pinch-nose]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PINCE-NEZ — n. (pl. same) a pair of eyeglasses with a nose-clip instead of earpieces. Etymology: F, lit. pinch-nose
Oxford English vocab
PINCE-NEZ — франц.; сущ. пенсне Syn : eyeglasses пенсне
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PINCE-NEZ — Пенсне
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PINCE NEZ — Пенсне
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PINCE-NEZ — n пенсне
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PINCE NEZ — (n) пенсне
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
PINCE-NEZ — n пенсне
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
PINCE-NEZ — n пенсне
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PINCE NEZ — пенсне
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PINCE NEZ — пенсне
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
PINCE-NEZ — _n. _фр. пенсне
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PINCE-NEZ — n. фр. пенсне
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PINCE-NEZ — пенсне
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PINCE-NEZ — [n.] пенсне
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
PINCE-NEZ — n пенсне
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
PINCE-NEZ — франц.; сущ. пенсне Syn : eyeglasses пенсне
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PINCE — n. sore or chafed place on a horse (Archaic)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NEZ — n. nose (in French)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY AIRPORT — Airport Name : Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport Airport Location : Lewiston, Idaho, United States IATA Code : LWS ICAO Code …
Airport Code English Dictionary
NEZ PERCÉ — or Nez Perce noun (plural ~ or ~s or Nez Perce or Nez Perces) Etymology: French, literally, pierced nose Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEZ PERCE — noun see: Nez Percé
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEZ PERCÉ — North American Indian people living mainly in Idaho, U.S. Their language belongs to the The name Nez Percé, applied by …
Английский словарь Британика
NEZ PERCE — noun see nez percé
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PINCE-NEZED — -ād, -ezd adjective : wearing pince-nez
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEZ PERCÉ — noun or nez perce ˈnezˈpərs ( plural nez percé or nez percés or nez perce or nez perces ) Usage: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NEZ PERCÉ — /nez" perrs"/ ; Fr. /nay perdd say"/ , pl. Nez Percés /nez" perr"siz/ ; Fr. /nay perdd say"/ , ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NEZ PERCÉ — or Nez Perce ˈnez-ˈpərs, ˈnes-ˈpers, ÷ˈnā-per-ˈsā ( plural Nez Percé or Nez Per·cés same or -ˈpər-səz, -ˈper-; ÷-per-ˈsā(z) ; or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEZ PERCE — [Nez Perce] n, pl Nez Perce or Nez Per.ces [F, lit., pierced nose] (1812) 1: a member of an American …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NEZ PERC — Sahaptian-speaking North American Indian people centring on the lower Snake River and such tributaries as the Salmon and Clearwater rivers …
Britannica English vocabulary
NEZ PERCE — Nez Perce, Nez Percé BrE AmE ˌnez ˈpɜːs ˌnes-, -ˈpeəs, -ˈpeəs eɪ AmE -ˈpɝːs —French [ ne pɛʁ se \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NEZ PERCÉ — /ˌnez ˈpɜːs; NAmE ˈpɜːrs/ noun ( pl. Nez Percé or Nez Percés ) a member of a Native American people, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEZ PERCÉ — North American Indian people living mainly in Idaho, U.S. Their language belongs to the Penutian language group, and their traditional …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NEZ PERCÉ — n ( pl Nez Percés or Nez Percé ) a member of a Native American people who now live in …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
TONGS — pince
English interlingue dictionary
PLIERS — pince
English interlingue dictionary
PINCERS — pince
English interlingue dictionary
NIPPERS — pince (-ette)
English interlingue dictionary
JOSEPH, CHIEF — born с 1840, Wallowa Valley, Ore.Terr. died Sept. 21, 1904, Colville Reservation, Wash., U.S. Nez Percé chief. In 1877 the …
Английский словарь Британика
PEKINGESE — I. |pēkiŋ|ēz, ˈ-kə̇|nēz, -ēs noun or pe·kin·ese |pēkə̇|nēz, -ēs ( plural pekingese or pekinese ) Etymology: Peking, Pekin, city in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NIPPER — I. ˈnipə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: nip (I) + -er 1. : any of various devices for nipping: as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INDENT — I. ə̇nˈdent verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English indenten, endenten, from Middle French endenter, from Old French, from en- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GLASS — I. ˈglas, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English glas, from Old English glæs; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary

Concise Oxford English vocab

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