Defn: A tablet; a register; hence, a list or scheme inscribed on a tablet. [R.] Sir T. Browne.
PINCE-NEZ
Pince`-nez", n. Etym: [F. pincer to pinch + nez nose.]
Defn: Eyeglasses kept on the nose by a spring.
PINCERS
Pin"cers, n. pl. Etym: [Cf. F. pince pinchers, fr. pincer to pinch.
See Pinch, Pinchers.]
Defn: See Pinchers.
PINCH
Pinch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinched; p. pr. & vb. n. Pinching.] Etym:
[F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch; akin to G. pfetzen to
cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin. Cf. Piece.]
1. To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers, between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two hard bodies.
2. o seize; to grip; to bite; — said of animals. [Obs.] He [the hound] pinched and pulled her down. Chapman.
3. To plait. [Obs.] Full seemly her wimple ipinched was. Chaucer.
4. Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money. Want of room . . . pinching a whole nation. Sir W. Raleigh.