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eyeshade

eyeshade

3.5
A soft cloth mask worn over the eyes to block light for sleeping
  • noun
  • /ˈaɪˌʃeɪd/
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  • To help her sleep better on airplanes, she always carries a comfortable eyeshade in her travel bag.

And so he describes taking like a massive dose of mushrooms and then putting the putting the, the eyeshade on.

Examples

  • Drifting onto his side, Kovacks stared at the dark of the eyeshade and tried to concentrate.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Kovacks pushed up his eyeshade and let in a mild scream of light.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • She was fast asleep with the lights on, but with black eyeshades over her eyes and earplugs in her ears.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Before going to bed, she slipped on the eyeshade to block out the bright streetlights.

  • He wore an eyeshade while napping on the train to block the glaring sunlight.

Synonyms

eye mask
vseyeshade
2 2.1

A cover for the eyes that blocks light for sleeping or hides your face at parties

blocks light fully to help sleep rather than leaving openings
eye shield
vseyeshade
1 3.4

A cover you wear over the eyes to protect them from injury or bright light

is mainly for blocking light to aid sleeping rather than protection
blindfold
vseyeshade
3.0

Wearing a cloth over the eyes so they cannot see

blocks light for sleeping but does not aim to remove sight intentionally

How Dark

blindfold
3.0
eyeshade
3.5
sunglasses
166 1.0

Surface Forms

eyeshade singular
eyeshades plural

Morphology

eyeshade = eye + shade (transparent) = eye + shade

The sleep mask sense is a straightforward extension: a material that shades the eyes to block light.

Etymology

Eyeshade comes from eye plus shade, with shade meaning 'a dark area that blocks light'. Imagine a soft cover you put over your eyes to make them dark, so an eyeshade can also mean a sleep mask that helps you rest by blocking light.