eyeshaden.
/ˈʌɪʃeɪd/, U.S. /ˈaɪˌʃeɪd/ 1.
a. Something worn or used to shield the eyes from bright light.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instruments for protecting the sight > [noun] > shade
eyeshade1749
lightshade1799
shade1801
opaque1900
1749 tr. F. Rabelais Faithful Acct. Life Dr. Sartorius Sinegradibus 32 The Doctor sells all Kinds of Eye-Brushes, Eye-Combs, Eye-Tethers.., Eye-Shades.
1808 Monthly Rev. May 63 Description of an Eye-Shade, for the Use of Weak-sighted People, who suffer, as they walk, from the strong Light and Heat which is reflected from a light-coloured Soil.
1822 S. Cooper Dict. Pract. Surg. (ed. 4) 315/2 Beer recommends leaving the eye open, but screened above by a green eye-shade, in a half darkened chamber.
a1833 J. T. Smith Bk. for Rainy Day (1845) 10 The ladies this year [sc. 1768] wore half a flat hat as an eye-shade.
1866 Notes & Queries 10 Mar. 196 An eye-shade of card-board [on a desk lamp]..is more useful than ornamental.
1922 S. Lewis Babbitt i. 1 The telegraph operators wearily raised their celluloid eye-shades after a night of talking with Paris and Peking.
1939 Detective Fiction Weekly 1 Apr. 42 I took the telegram in to the Old Man who was sitting forlornly in his doghouse, his green eyeshade hiding his eyes.
2004 Opera Now Mar. 43/1 It is worth taking an eyeshade if you are a light sleeper.
b. A hood or shield attached to a microscope to prevent the entrance of extraneous light to the viewing eye.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > magnification or magnifying instruments > [noun] > microscope > parts of
object plate1664
slider1703
pout1832
indicator1837
substage1853
focuser1861
nosepiece1867
searcher1870
Abbe condenser1879
eyeshade1885
1885 A. B. Hervey tr. J. W. Behrens Microscope in Bot. i. 42 (heading) The eye shade.
1902 J. W. H. Eyre Elements Bacteriol. Technique iii. 59 Eye Shade (Fig. 41).—This piece of apparatus consists of a pear-shaped piece of blackened metal, hinged to a collar which rotates on the upper part of the body tube of the microscope.
2006 European Patent Applic. 1617266 A1 2/1 An eyeshade..formed of silicon-based rubber, is changed to an eyeshade formed of conductive resin. Alternatively, the eyepiece is changed to an eyepiece not provided with an eyeshade.
2. = eye shadow n. at eye n.1 Compounds 4.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the face > [noun] > cosmetics for the face > for the eyes > colour for lids and brows
stibiuma1398
stibie1548
calliblephary1601
stibic stone1609
alcohol1615
eyebrow pencil1779
kohl1799
surma1819
darkener1847
mascara1886
eye-black1912
eye shadow1922
eyeshade1923
shadow1936
1923 Appleton (Wisconsin) Post-Crescent 15 Aug. 16/7 Desti's new eye shade is much favored in new York. In compact form and buff shade.
1937 L. MacNeice in W. H. Auden & L. MacNeice Lett. from Iceland x. 133 Compacts, lipstick, eyeshade, and coiffures.
1999 R. Smith Starr Bright will be with you Soon iii. xi. 249 Large mascara-rimmed eyes glowing with pale green eyeshade.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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