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eyeshade

American

[ahy-sheyd] / ˈaɪˌʃeɪd /

noun

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

eyeshade British

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of eyeshade

First recorded in 1835–45; eye + shade

Example Sentences

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That strategy “actually may be quite credible because we know he’s not a green eyeshade guy, but a big picture guy,” Gillers said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2022

If I have to take an overnight flight again, I think I can get through it with the right mask and eyeshade.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2022

On the way home, I stopped in New York to present these possibilities to William Shawn, to whom I have alluded as The New Yorker’s supreme eyeshade.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 6, 2020

“Think of Bob Cratchit with the green eyeshade - somebody had to sit there and slug it out,” said Hurford.

From Washington Times • Aug. 5, 2017

Her orange hair was piled in ringlets on her head and she wore a green eyeshade.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

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