Etymology

Due to the shape that is reminiscent of the eyes of a domestic cat.

Adjective

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1. (eyewearCategory:en:Eyewear#CATEYE, of glasses) Having frames with an upward-slanting point at the top outer edges of the front.

Noun

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1. Alternative form of cat's eye (“glass marble with colourful inclusions”).
2. A cosmetic effect with blackened lateral waterlines and wings.

Further reading

• cat eye glasses on Wikipedia.Wikipedia