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pince-nez

Posted by EnglishNotes ⋅ July 14, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

Filed Under name of glasses without earpieces, pince-nez, rimless glasses, rimless spectacles, spectacles pinching the bridge of nose, spectacles without earpieces

Look at the glasses that Anton Chekov is wearing:

This is a pince-nez, or glasses that are supported without earpieces, by pinching the bridge of the nose. Ouch! Must be painful!

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