Visor

3 definitions found

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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  visor
       n 1: a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a
            medieval helmet to protect the face [syn: {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}, {vizor}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "visor":
     bill, camouflage, dark glasses, disguise, domino, eyeshade,
     eyeshield, false colors, false face, false front, goggles,
     incognito, mask, masque, masquerade, mummery, peak,
     protective coloration, shades, smoke screen, smoked glasses,
     sunglasses, vizard, vizard mask