eyeshade

[ ahy-sheyd ]

/ ˈaɪˌʃeɪd /

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noun

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

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Origin of eyeshade

First recorded in 1835–45; eye + shade

Words nearby eyeshade

eye rhyme, eye roll, eyes, eyeservice, eyes front, eyeshade, eye shadow, eyeshine, eyeshot, eyesight, eyes in the back of one's head, have

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How to use eyeshade in a sentence

As I watched his CPAC speech last week, I was struck by what a narrow, green-eyeshade approach he took.
Why Paul Ryan’s Star Dimmed|Howard Kurtz|March 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If Paul Ryan wanted to dispel his image as a green-eyeshade guy obsessed with deficits, he came to CPAC with the wrong speech.
Paul Ryan Sounded Like Doctor Doom at CPAC|Howard Kurtz|March 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
America needs a green eyeshade party willing to do the disagreeable work of squeezing waste from the system.
After The GOP Fails to Repeal Obamacare|David Frum|February 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Editor DeWitt, an eyeshade pulled low over his eyes, scowled as he rapidly scanned copy.
The Cry at Midnight|Mildred A. Wirt

Snap, with his habitual red celluloid eyeshade shoved high on his forehead, worked over our instruments.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930|Various
Duke Barrows tilted back in his chair and pushed the green eyeshade to the top of his head.
The Electronic Mind Reader|John Blaine
This cashier, for instance, wore a green eyeshade whenever his hat was not on his, head.
The Heritage of the Sioux|B.M. Bower
Whipping off his eyeshade, Tom went into the apartment next door and stretched out to snatch a few hours' sleep.
Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung|Victor Appleton

British Dictionary definitions for eyeshade

eyeshade

/ (ˈaɪˌʃeɪd) /

noun

an opaque or tinted translucent visor, worn on the head like a cap to protect the eyes from glare

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