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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Formerly, a mask concealing the face; hence, in general, any disguise or means of concealment.
  • noun In more modern usage, the movable front of the helmet in general; more accurately, the upper movable part. Where there are two it is also called nasal. See cuts under armet and helmet.
  • noun The countenance; visage.
  • noun The fore piece of a cap, projecting over and protecting the eyes.
  • To cover with a vizor, in any sense.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun See visor.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun a visor

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face
  • noun a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes

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