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. [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] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Vizor \Viz"or\, n. See {Visor}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}] 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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