Nose-nippers

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of nose-nipper form-of, plural
  2. 2
    pince-nez

    "He saw the old man lift his head from some writing so sharp that his nose-nippers fell off..."

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"He saw the old man lift his head from some writing so sharp that his nose-nippers fell off..."

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