pinçard, adj., wearing the shoe at the toe (of a horse).
pince, n.f., pliers, nippers; tongs; hold; gripe; crow, crowbar (lever); sharp-pointed fold (in garments); toe (of a horse’s foot); claw (of a lobster); edge (of a deer’s hoof); (surg.) forceps. Petites —s; tweezers. —s à sucre; sugar-tongs. —s d’un cheval; horse’s fore-teeth. — d’un fer à cheval; front of a horse-shoe. Prendre une bûche avec la —; to take up a log with the tongs. Être menacé de la —, craindre la —; to be in danger of being arrested, to fear arrest. Gare la —! mind you are not sent to prison! Avoir la — forte, la — rude; to have a good gripe.
pincé, -e, adj., pinched; affected, stiff, prim; thin; tight. —! caught! found out! taken in!
pinceau, n.m., pencil, brush. Trait, coup, de —; dash, stroke, of the pencil. Avoir un beau —; (paint.) to have a fine touch. — à barbe; shaving brush.
pincée, n.f., pinch.
pincelier, n.m., (paint.) dip-cup, smutch-pot.
*pince-maille, n.m., (—, or —-—s) pinch-penny, skinflint, screw.
pincement, n.m., (agri.) pinching, nipping off of the heads of buds.
pince-nez, n.m., (—) double eye-glass, folding eye-glass; folder.