- visard
- Visor Vis"or, n. [OE. visere, F. visi[`e]re, fr. OF. vis. See
{Visage}, {Vision}.] [Written also {visar}, {visard},
{vizard}, and {vizor}.]
1. A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so
show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are
generally in it.
[1913 Webster]
2. A mask used to disfigure or disguise. ``My very visor began to assume life.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]
My weaker government since, makes you pull off the visor. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster]
3. The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.