evoke, top hat, pince-nez, invoke, revoke, educe, elicit

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Inside the museum is a portrait of Alphand (whose park designs include the Bois de Boulogne, the Parc Monceau and the Parc Montsouris, as well as the Vallée Suisse) in a top hat, his pince-nez hanging from his black overcoat.


A top hat or top-hat (sometimes also known by the nickname "topper") is a tall, flat-crowned, broad-brimmed hat worn by men throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. Now, it is usually worn only with morning dress or evening dress, or as a specific popular cultural fashion statement, such as by guitarist Saul Hudson.
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pince-nez

(păns'nā', pĭns'-) 


n., pl. pince-nez (-nāz', -nā'). ］ n. 鼻めがね.
Eyeglasses clipped to the bridge of the nose.

[French : pincer, to pinch (from Old French pincier; see pinch) + nez, nose (from Latin nāsus).]

Wikipedia article "Pince-nez".

 evoke

tr.v., e·voked, e·vok·ing, e·vokes.

1. To summon or call forth: actions that evoked our mistrust.
2. To call to mind by naming, citing, or suggesting: songs that evoke old memories.
3. To create anew, especially by means of the imagination: a novel that evokes the Depression in accurate detail.

[Latin ēvocāre : ē-, ex-, ex- + vocāre, to call.]

evocable ev'o·ca·ble (ĕv'ə-kə-bəl, ĭ-vō'kə-) adj.

SYNONYMS evoke, educe, elicit. These verbs mean to draw forth or bring out something latent, hidden, or unexpressed: evoke laughter; educed significance from the event; trying to elicit the truth.

evoke

Pronunciation: /ɪˈvəʊk/

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verb

[with object]

• 1bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind:the sight evoked pleasant memories of his childhood
• elicit (a response):the Green Paper evoked critical reactions from various bodies

• 2 invoke (a spirit or deity): Akasha is evoked in India when a house is being built to ensure its completion

Derivatives

evocation

Pronunciation: /ɛvəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

evoker

noun

Origin:

early 17th century (in sense 2): from Latin evocare, from e- (variant of ex-) 'out of, from' + vocare 'to call'

invoke
tr.v., -voked, -vok·ing, -vokes.

1. To call on (a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration: "Stretching out her hands she had the air of a Greek woman who invoked a deity" (Ford Madox Ford).
2. To appeal to or cite in support or justification.
3. To call for earnestly; solicit: invoked the help of a passing motorist.
4. To summon with incantations; conjure.
5. To resort to; use or apply: "Shamelessly, he invokes coincidence to achieve ironic effect" (Newsweek).
6. Computer Science. To activate or start (a program, for example).

[Middle English envoken, from Old French invoquer, from Latin invocāre : in-, in; see in-² + vocāre, to call.]

invoker in·vok'er n.


pince-nez (păns'nā', pĭns'-)

n., pl., pince-nez (-nāz', -nā').
Eyeglasses clipped to the bridge of the nose.

[French : pincer, to pinch (from Old French pincier; see pinch) + nez, nose (from Latin nāsus).]

revoke

Line breaks: re¦voke

Pronunciation: /rɪˈvəʊk/

verb

• 1 [with object] Officially cancel (a decree, decision, or promise): the men appealed and the sentence was revoked
  

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• 2 [no object] (In bridge, whist, and other card games) fail to follow suit despite being able to do so.
  

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Derivatives

revocation

Pronunciation: /rɛvəˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/

noun

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revocatory

Pronunciation: /ˈrɛvəkət(ə)ri/

adjective

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revoker

noun

Origin

late Middle English: from Old French revoquer or Latin revocare, from re- 'back' + vocare 'to call'.