Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Nippers; tweezers.
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Examples
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The vicomte motioned to Gontram to hand him the box again, and taking a bistoury and a pincette he bent over the unconscious girl again.
The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II Jules Lermina 1877
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Ah, yes; we burn, as they say at the game of pincette.
The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836
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