Hypertext Webster Gateway: "visor"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. A mask used to disfigure or disguise. ``My very visor
began to assume life.'' --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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}]
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