pince-nez

1. 1.

   spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring

   Broaderspectacles

Questions about pince-nez

What does pince-nez mean?

pince-nez means "spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring".

How many syllables are in pince-nez?

pince-nez has 3 syllables and divides as pin-ce--nez under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is pince-nez a common word?

pince-nez is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.