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eyewear

eyewear noun: a vision aid or similar device worn over the eyes, such as eyeglasses, contact lenses, or protective goggles.

Noun

eyewear (uncountable)

  1. A vision aid or similar device worn over the eyes, such as eyeglasses, contact lenses, or protective goggles.
    • American manufacturers are now describing spectacles as "eyewear".1925, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, Sir Owen Seaman, editors, London charivari
    • Use of safety eyewear by Jones saved his sight when he was holding a chisel, another employe lifted up a hammer to hit the chisel and accidentally struck Jones in the nose and safety glasses.1974 October 14, “Wise Owl Club inducts two”, in St. Petersburg Times / Manatee Times, retrieved 01 Sep 2010, page 3

Origin of eyewear

From eye + -wear.

Questions about eyewear

What does eyewear mean?
Eyewear means a vision aid or similar device worn over the eyes, such as eyeglasses, contact lenses, or protective goggles.
What part of speech is eyewear?
Eyewear is a noun.

Words near eyewear in the dictionary

  1. eyewashing
  2. eyewater
  3. eyewatering
  4. eyewateringly
  5. eyewaters
  6. eyewear
  7. eyewhite
  8. eyewhites
  9. eyewink
  10. eyewinker
  11. eyewinkers

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