Meanings
plural eyeshades
- countableA type of headgear for shielding the eyes from glaring light, usually consisting of a visor and a headband, more popular among indoor workers in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries than today.
He felt secure and encouraged, had visions of a BEM and made the first payment on a Morris Minor. He also bought a green eye-shade which he had long coveted and which helped him to impose his personality on the picture desk.
1953, Ian Fleming, “The Secret Agent”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 11 - uncountableA cosmetic product which may be applied to the upper eyelid and to the area near the eye to change skin coloration.
2007, "Makeup Techniques", www.cosmeticsskincare.org, retrieved 15 Oct 2007, There are many colors of eyeshade to choose from and many different brands that will help your eyes look brilliant.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian козирка, сенки
- козирка (kozirka)shield for the eyes
- сенки (senki)cosmetic product
French visière, ombre à paupières
- visièreshield for the eyes
- ombre à paupièrescosmetic product
Italian paraocchio
- paraocchioshield for the eyes
Norwegian øyenskygge
- øyenskyggeshield for the eyes
Swedish ögonskärm, ögonskugga
- ögonskärmshield for the eyes
- ögonskuggacosmetic product
Tagalog gusilaw
- gusilawshield for the eyes
Cite this entry
eyeshade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyeshade
“eyeshade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyeshade. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eyeshade,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eyeshade.
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