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nose-nipper

nose-nipper noun: a facial attachment that is fitted with a clasp pinching the nose.

Noun

nose-nipper (plural nose-nippers)

  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.1893, Archibald Sinclair, William Henry, Swimming, London: Longmans, Green and Co., page 102
    • But TLC sold me this attractive little nose-nipper and it just fits right over my nose.1999, Deb Margolin, Of All the Nerve: Deb Margolin Solo, A&C Black, page 59
  2. (in plural) pince-nez
    • He saw the old man lift his head from some writing so sharp that his nose-nippers fell off...1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, page v. 29

Forms of nose-nipper

pluralnose-nippers

Questions about nose-nipper

What does nose-nipper mean?
Nose-nipper means a facial attachment that is fitted with a clasp pinching the nose.
What part of speech is nose-nipper?
Nose-nipper is a noun.
What is the plural of nose-nipper?
The plural of nose-nipper is nose-nippers.

Words near nose-nipper in the dictionary

  1. nose-glasses
  2. nose-ish
  3. nose-job
  4. nose-jobs
  5. nose-led
  6. nose-nipper
  7. nose-nippers
  8. nose-pick
  9. nose-picked
  10. nose-picker
  11. nose-pickers

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