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eye black

eye black noun: a grease smeared under the eyes of sports players to reduce glare from sunlight or stadium lights.

Noun

eye black (uncountable)

  1. (US) A grease smeared under the eyes of sports players to reduce glare from sunlight or stadium lights.

Questions about eye black

What does eye black mean?
Eye black means a grease smeared under the eyes of sports players to reduce glare from sunlight or stadium lights.
What part of speech is eye black?
Eye black is a noun.

Words near eye black in the dictionary

  1. eye animalcules
  2. eye bag
  3. eye bags
  4. eye bank
  5. eye banks
  6. eye black
  7. eye bleach
  8. eye bolt
  9. eye bolts
  10. eye booger
  11. eye boogers

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