visor
See also: ViSOR
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman viser, from Old French visiere.
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪzə(ɹ)
Noun
visor (plural visors)
- 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.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 7:
- A close helmet entirely covers the head, face, and neck, having on the front perforations for the admission of air, and slits through which the wearer may see objects around him, this part which is stiled the visor lifts up by means of a pivot over each ear.
- 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 7:
- A mask for the face.
- 1608, William Shakspeare, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Act IV, Scene IV, line 44.
- No visor does become black villainy
So well as soft and tender flattery.
- No visor does become black villainy
- 1608, William Shakspeare, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Act IV, Scene IV, line 44.
- The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.
Related terms
Translations
part of a helmet
mask — see mask
fore piece of a cap
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Latin
References
- visor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- visor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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