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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 eyesplay

  Familiarity information: EYESHADE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EYESHADE (noun)


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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