klappvisor

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A form of klappvisier — A type of visor, found on medieval European (especially German) helmets, typically hinged at a single point in the middle of the brow of the helmet (rather than hinged on the sides of the skull).

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Meanings

nounklappvisor (plural klappvisors)

plural klappvisors

  1. alternativerareAlternative form of klappvisier.

    Mittle-European coat with long, loose sleeves and wears a bascinet with a klappvisor, somewhat demodée in Italy but still popular north of the Alps. Dal Verme's armour is a combination of up-to-date and earlier pieces, his family's ...

    2019, Kelly DeVries, Niccolò Capponi, Castagnaro 1387: Hawkwood’s Great Victory, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN
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    The two men riding beside Constantine drew their heavy swords and pulled down their klappvisors. He drew a deep breath and pulled down his. Through the eye slits, he could momentarily see Secco point his sword at the enemy men–at–arms […] A second vicious axe blow dented his armet just above the klappvisor, tumbling him off his mount. A loud cheer rose as the few remaining Ferrarese men–at–arms.

    2007, Thomas Quinn, The Sword of Venice: Book Two of The Venetians, Macmillan, →ISBN

Origin

Partial calque of German Klappvisier

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APA

klappvisor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/klappvisor

MLA

“klappvisor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/klappvisor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “klappvisor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/klappvisor.

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