pince-nez

Under the eyes we note, folded as it were resting on a nose, a pale band which recalls the frames of the pince-nez, fashionable in 1801 when Bloch & Schneider described the species.
Sous les yeux, on peut voir, pliée, comme reposant sur le nez, une bande claire rappelant des lorgnons, à la mode en 1801 quand Bloch & Schneider décrivirent l’espèce. Ethologie-Biologie de la reproduction
Unlike a monocle, a pince-nez rests on your snitch.
Contrairement à un monocle, un pince-nez repose sur ton nez.
The old lady looked at me through her pince-nez with an inquisitive gaze.
La vieille dame me regarda à travers son pince-nez avec un regard inquisiteur.
I have a portrait of my great-grandfather with his pince-nez balancing on the end of his nose.
J'ai un portrait de mon arrière-grand-père avec son pince-nez posé sur le bout de son nez.
And what of the pince-nez?
Et le pince-nez ?
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