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eyeshade

[ ahy-sheyd ]

noun

  1. a visor worn on the head or forehead to shield the eyes from overhead light.


eyeshade

/ ˈaɪˌʃeɪd /

noun

  1. an opaque or tinted translucent visor, worn on the head like a cap to protect the eyes from glare
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of eyeshade1

First recorded in 1835–45; eye + shade
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Example Sentences

The man removed a set of bronze eyeshades he had been using to sleep.

Her own mortality was not top of mind when she slipped on her eyeshades and began taking heaving breaths at the October workshop, her first time trying holotropic breathwork.

Nevertheless, all players except goalies wear eyeshades to ensure uniform blindness.

In other words, when being fiscally conservative is rebellious and disruptive, they’ll strap on their green eyeshades.

As we begin what’s sure to be a chaotic two years of Republican governance in the House, a little fiscal history is in order, no green eyeshades needed.

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