3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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
2. A mask used to disfigure or disguise. ``My very visor
began to assume life.'' --Shak.
My weaker government since, makes you pull off the
visor. --Sir P.
Sidney.
3. The fore piece of a cap, projecting over and protecting
the eyes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vizor \Viz"or\, n.
See {Visor}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
vizor
n 1: a piece of armor (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a
medieval helmet to protect the face [syn: {visor}]
2: a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he
pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" [syn: {bill},
{peak}, {eyeshade}, {visor}]
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