Nose-nipper
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A facial attachment that is fitted with a clasp pinching the nose.
"I had the Arab diver with the nose-nipper alongside this morning, and told him to let me see how long he could remain under water, and I carefully timed him; one minute and forty-nine seconds, which is the longest dive on record on these banks or beds."
- 2 pince-nez in-plural
"He saw the old man lift his head from some writing so sharp that his nose-nippers fell off..."
Example
More examples"I had the Arab diver with the nose-nipper alongside this morning, and told him to let me see how long he could remain under water, and I carefully timed him; one minute and forty-nine seconds, which is the longest dive on record on these banks or beds."
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