eyewear

[ahy-wair]

noun

1. any of various devices, as spectacles, contact lenses, or goggles, for aiding the vision or protecting the eyes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of eyewear¹

First recorded in 1925–30; eye + wear

Example Sentences

The group joined forces with Facebook-owner Meta Platforms to develop smart eyewear.

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LVMH, as well as cosmetics giant L’Oréal and eyewear group EssilorLuxottica, are the preferred bidders named in the will.

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It’s a style of eyewear she owns in several colors.

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If anything, this newfound style has allowed her to dress with ease, including when it comes to eyewear.

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On a Zoom call, Niko Eiden, chief executive and co-founder of Finnish eyewear firm IXI, holds up the frames with lenses containing liquid crystals, meaning their vision-correcting properties can change on the fly.

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