nose glasses

名词 n.
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英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A style of eyeglasses without earpieces, often attached to a cord or ribbon allowing them to be hung around the neck. historical,plural,plural-only
    — 1825, William Henry Pyne (as Ephraim Hardcastle), The Twenty-Ninth of May, London: Knight and Lacey, Volume 1, Chapter 4, p. 105, Old Waller, elbowing his way through the crowd, planted himself right before his shop, putting on his nose-glasses, and measuring the amount of the damage;
  2. A pair of eyeglasses (or eyeglass frames) to which is attached a hollow false nose, worn as a humorous disguise. plural,plural-only
    — The magic shop purveyed such goodies as the arrow-through-the-head and nose glasses, props I turned into professional assets later on.

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noseglasses alternative nose-glasses alternative
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