Meanings
- not comparableWithout a visor.
The unvisored helmets of the Scots made them an easy prey to the storm of missiles, and they were driven back on to the main body.
2018, T.F. Tout, The History of England from the Accession of Henry III to the Death of Edward III (1216-1377), →ISBN, page 2762 more examples
But the plumes of his unvisored helmet rather shadowed the noble contour of his face; and the ample folds of his mantle in part concealed the points of the cross.
1826, Jane Porter, Anna Maria Porter, Tales Round a Winter HearthTwo of the saints have covering for the head : one is a close fitting, unvisored cap, loosely tied with straps in front, which are evidently designed to adjust it to a proper size.
1881, George Franklin Fort, The Early History and Antiquities of Freemasonry - not comparableExposed; unprotected by a visor or similar mask.
... and these not only the crashed, spreadeagled and the near-supine that lie unvisored from the snow
1972, Outposts, page 4282 more examples
On their grim features, now The plain unvisored index of the soul, The true untampered witness of the heart, No smile of hope, no look of vanity Beseeching for applause, was seen ;
1876, Rossiter Johnson, Keats to Morris, page 143They push on under the hail of arrows to which they can make no reply, and try to save their unvisored faces by charging blindly heads down.
1910, John Edward Morris, Humfrey Robertson Jordan, An introduction to the study of local history and antiquities, page 234 - not comparableViewed without a visor, at full visual strength.
The ligature dents on Larry's neck swelled red in the unvisored sun.
2000, Stephen Graham Jones, The Fast Red Road: A Plainsong, →ISBN, page 2241 more example
On a big, bright unvisored screen it gives the navigator an instant 'Real World' picture of the scene around him.
1972, Shipbuilding and Shipping Record - Volume 120, page 25
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of unvisor
Origin
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unvisored. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unvisored
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