(păns′nā′, pĭns′-) n. pl. pince-nez (-nāz′, -nā′) Eyeglasses that are worn on the bridge of the nose without supports that go over the ears. [French : pincer, to pinch (from Old French pincier; see pinch) + nez, nose (from Latin nāsus; see nas- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]