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Catchword for “pierce nez”
Catchword: pierce nez
Filed under: ,
Part of speech: n.
Quotation: Pierce-nez eyeglasses. Shannon sez: I just did an interview with gaming miniatures designer James Sooy about a design project he’s just completed, a pair of frameless eyeglasses held in place by a single bridge piercing (as in body piercing).
Article or document title:
“Pierce-nez eyeglasses” (URL)
Author:
Mark Frauenfelder
Article, document, publication, web site:
Boing Boing
Date of publication:
Dec. 14, 2004
This catchword has yet to be researched.
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