folding eyeglasses kept in place on the nose by a spring-clip, 1876, French, literally "pinch-nose," from pincer "to pinch" (see pinch (v.)) + nez "nose" (from Latin nasus, from PIE root *nas- "nose").
pin
pina colada
pinafore
pinata
pinball
pince-nez
pincers
pinch
pinchbeck
pincushion
Pindaric