: corrective or protective devices (such as glasses or contact lenses) for the eyes
Examples of eyewear in a Sentence
a shop that specialized in fashionable eyewear
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Long before scarcity, Japanese craftsmanship and collector-driven storytelling became ubiquitous across independent luxury eyewear JMM, as the brand is commonly called among collectors, which helped position frames more like watches, jewelry or works of design.
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Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
This new accessory found mainstream appeal in the 1920s, coinciding nicely with the rise of the film industry, whose stars and starlets soon made the protective eyewear a bonafide fashion trend.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 2 June 2026
Apple expects to disrupt the entire eyewear market and compete with brands that sell sunglasses between $200 and $500, such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Chanel, Tommy Hilfiger, and Hugo Boss.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
The eyewear market is believed to be worth about $200 billion—several multiples bigger than wristwear.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 1 June 2026
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Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 4 June 2026
This new accessory found mainstream appeal in the 1920s, coinciding nicely with the rise of the film industry, whose stars and starlets soon made the protective eyewear a bonafide fashion trend.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 2 June 2026
Apple expects to disrupt the entire eyewear market and compete with brands that sell sunglasses between $200 and $500, such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Chanel, Tommy Hilfiger, and Hugo Boss.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 1 June 2026
The eyewear market is believed to be worth about $200 billion—several multiples bigger than wristwear.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 1 June 2026
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“Eyewear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyewear. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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eyewear
noun
eye·wear
ˈī-ˌwa(ə)r, -ˌwe(ə)r 
: corrective or protective devices (as glasses or contact lenses) for the eyes
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