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EYESHADE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eyeshade mean?
• EYESHADE (noun)
The noun EYESHADE has 1 sense:
1. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
Familiarity information: EYESHADE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bill; eyeshade; peak; visor; vizor
Context example:
he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
Hypernyms ("eyeshade" is a kind of...):
brim (a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat)
Holonyms ("eyeshade" is a part of...):
baseball cap; golf cap; jockey cap (a cap with a bill)
kepi; peaked cap; service cap; yachting cap (a cap with a flat circular top and a visor)
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