vizor : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: vizor	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for vizor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vizor n a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face Synonym(s): visor, vizor a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" Synonym(s): bill, peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Visor \Vis"or\, n. [OE. visere, F. visi[8a]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. 2. A mask used to disfigure or disguise. [bd]My very visor began to assume life.[b8] --Shak. My weaker government since, makes you pull off the visor. --Sir P. Sidney. 3. The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vizor \Viz"or\, n. See {Visor}.