单词 | sunshade |
释义 | sunshaden.ΚΠ OE Harley Gloss. (1966) 186 Flammeolum, .i. umbra solis, sunsceadu. 2. Something that provides shelter from direct sunlight; the shelter thus provided. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > [noun] > that which > specific sunshade1741 sunbreak1891 occulter1902 shutter1910 1741 D. Watson tr. Horace Odes Epodes & Carmen Seculare i. xvii. 78 Here you shall drink under the Sun-Shade [L. sub umbra] Cups of harmless Lesbian Wine. 1824 T. W. Kelly Myrtle Leaves 84 The vine should through my humble lattice creep, Its purpled clusters should my sun-shade be. 1875 Appletons' Jrnl. 29 May 703/2 A pine-tree, rigged as a sunshade on a flat sea-shore. 1913 House Beautiful May 170/1 Those ferns should be selected which do best in sunshade, or moisture. 1953 Life 31 Aug. 26/1 (caption) Improvised sunshade shelters a stranded islander waiting for rescue. 2015 A. Grey Duke in my Bed 216 They would have more privacy than if they tried to find the sunshade of a tree. 3. a. An awning fitted over the outside of a window or along the facade of a building to keep the sunlight off; a blind. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > parts of windows > [noun] > fittings or ornaments of windows > blind umbrella1688 chick1698 blind1730 sunblind1766 Venetian window-blind1769 sunshade1774 roller blind1780 Venetian blind1791 Venetian1816 jalousie1824 shutter-blind1833 jealousy1834 festoon blind1837 shade1869 roll-up1960 mini-blind1974 1774 Catal. Houshold Furnit. Dr. Goldsmith 3 A sun-shade, line and pulleys. 1824 Morning Post 22 Mar. 1/3 (advt.) Their Patent Outside Sun-shades, which they adapt to every description of Window. 1861 Times 12 July 12/1 Houses of wood, with porticoes, pillars, verandahs, and sun-shades, generally painted white and green. 1906 K. Balasingham Rep. Supreme Court Ceylon 2 29 The sunshade overhangs the actual roadway to an inappreciable extent. 1950 Hospitals Mar. 51/3 A permanent sunshade about three feet wide will run continuously along the outer face of the building, just above the level of the window head. 2012 Guardian (Nexis) 29 June Its facades are animated by strips of colour, sunshades, balconies and generous windows. b. A screen or blind used to reduce glare through a car window; spec. (a) a visor fixed before or behind the windscreen to shield the driver's or passenger's eyes from bright sunlight (cf. sun visor n. (a) at sun n.1 Compounds 5a); (b) a screen or blind fitted to a rear or rear side window to shield occupants from the sun; (c) a (reflective) screen placed behind the windscreen of a parked car to protect the interior from sun damage. ΚΠ 1918 Pop. Sci. Monthly Aug. 229/1 This new type of windshield is also provided with a canvas awning serving as a sunshade. 1977 Pop. Mech. June 54/2 A sunshade for the large hatchback glass. 1985 Guardian 9 Apr. 28/8 The rear window has a sunshade, the side windows are tinted, and there is a CB aerial on the nearside. 2001 K. Walker & M. Schone Son of Grifter i. 2 I unfolded a cardboard sunshade and spread it across the dashboard. 2004 M. Witt Broken as Things Are (2005) 242 Lois..clicked the sunshade down so she could look in the small mirror at its center. 4. A parasol (parasol n. 2), in earlier use esp. one carried in the hand. Now chiefly: a type of parasol fixed to a table, baby's pram, etc.; (also) a beach umbrella. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > parasol or protection against sun > [noun] fannell1555 umbrella1611 tiresol1613 parasol1660 chatta1796 sunshade1798 parasolette1842 en tout cas1874 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [noun] > shelter > a shelter > an umbrella or parasol > specific for sun umbrel1603 shadow1604 umbrella1611 sunscreen1738 summerhead1797 sunshade1798 ombrelle1925 ombrellino1964 1798 S. H. Wilcocke tr. J. S. Stavorinus Voy. E.-Indies I. iii. 87 Close behind it, followed the heir apparent, on foot, under a sambreel, or sunshade [Du. zonnescherm], of state. 1842 N.Y. Times 22 Mar. (advt.) Umbrellas, parasols and sun-shades manufactured at Newark, N.J. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 7 May 3/1 The fussy sunshade is much beflounced with lace-edged chiffon. 1942 E. Ferber Saratoga Trunk (new ed.) xi. 211 Clio's crimson sunshade cast a roseate glow over them both. 1988 Advertiser (Austral.) (Nexis) 9 Feb. A brown sunshade for the stroller of a three-in-one McLaren pram. 2011 Maya News 16 Feb. 43/4 Sun-shades, picnic platforms and benches near the beach double the fun of this fantastic beach. 5. A device (typically a screen or tube) used with a telescope or other optical instrument to reduce the intensity of sunlight. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > apparatus > [noun] spectacle-case1597 steel glass1662 dark glasses1733 bruiser1738 hone pavement1738 Ramsden's ghost1807 sunshade1829 optical bank1874 phacometer1876 optical bench1880 flat1897 lens paper1925 light pipe1939 lens tissue1941 optical fibre1960 1829 Daily National Intelligencer (Washington) 24 Dec. Patent Prismatic Surveying, and Azimuth Compass, Invented by C. Schamalcalder... There is a prismatic lens, of strong magnifying power, contained in a brass box..This brass box, with the sun shades attached to it, is supported on a dove-tail slide. 1833 Addr. Comm. Premiums & Exhib. Franklin Inst. 8 The spirit glass to be about eight inches in length, with an erect achromatic telescope provided with a sun shade. 1894 F. M. Gibson Amateur Telescopist's Handbk. 55 Let the student be earnestly admonished to take the best precautions to shield his eyes when engaged in solar observation. The plan commonly adopted is to use the sun-shades which are usually furnished with eye pieces, the colors of which are either neutral-tint, blue, or red. 1935 P. S. Welch Limnol. iv. 67 He also increased the efficiency of the method by viewing the disk, as it sank in the water, through a water telescope held under a sunshade. 1990 Guns & Ammo Sept. 102/2 Both sights are covered by..sheet-steel sunshades that keep the sights in shadow. 2014 D. L. Clements et al. Infrared Astron. (2015) ii. 53 The Herschel Space Observatory took a different approach, and instead of cooling its primary mirror with liquid helium, instead placed its mirror behind a large sunshade. 6. Any of various types of headwear designed to protect the wearer from the sun; spec. (in early use) †a kind of hood attached to the front of a woman's bonnet or hat (cf. ugly n. 2a, bongrace n. 1) (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > parts of headgear > [noun] > hood or brim to protect face bongrace1530 shadow1578 curtain1788 shade1818 ugly1850 poke1859 sunshade1868 sun visor1920 visor1939 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > hat > with a brim > broad-brimmed > sun-hat sun hat1842 sun helmet1858 sunshade1868 1868 Sunday at Home 1 June 405/1 Her pretty curls [were] covered with the old white sun-shade that had been Aunt Patty's. 1872 J. Ingelow Off Skelligs viii I..asked her..to buy me..a sunshade, commonly called an ugly. 1902 Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 18 136 Young men sometimes wear a sun-shade that may be described as the brim of a hat without the crown. 1970 Vogue Jan. 49/1 Stretch towelling turban, clear plastic sunshade. 2000 A. M. Grover In Search of Jason xxix. 145 The man shouted through a microphone suspended from the visor of his sunshade. 7. In plural. Glasses tinted to protect the eyes from sunlight; = sunglasses n. Cf. shade n. 11e. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instruments for protecting the sight > [noun] > spectacles or eyeglasses > to protect the eyes from light smoke-glass1770 sunglasses1817 dark glasses1861 sunspecs1907 Polaroids1940 aviator1951 sunnies1954 shade1958 sunshades1963 1963 N. Macrae (title) Sunshades in October. 1965 ‘Lauchmonen’ Old Thom's Harvest ii. 24 The minister took off his sunshades and his naked eyes followed the girl. 1990 J. Kincaid Lucy 61 She hated sunlight and wore sunshades all the time. 2016 Daily Mail (Nexis) 7 June A grey hat and a pair of sunshades gave the finishing touches needed for the perfect summer in the city outfit. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.OE |
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