From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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2. A mask used to disfigure or disguise. "My very visor began
to assume life." --Shak.
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My weaker government since, makes you pull off the
visor. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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3. The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting
the eyes.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Vizor \Viz"or\, n.
See {Visor}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vizor
n 1: a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to
a medieval helmet to protect the face [syn: {visor},
{vizor}]
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}, {vizor}]
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