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vizor

A form of visor — 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.

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Meanings

nounvizor (plural vizors)

plural vizors

archaicArchaic spelling of visor.
Heavy helmet with vizor of polished iron ...
2004, Wolfgang Bruhn, Max Tilke, A Pictorial History of Costume From Ancient Times to the Nineteenth Century, Courier Dover Publications, →ISBN, page 25
2 more examples
The knight had pushed the vizor of his helmet back to be sociable,...
1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, →ISBN, page 3
He was a big man and looked terrifying in his armour and facelessness because of the helmet and vizor.
1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 71

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face

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Broader

armor plate armour platearmor plating

nouna brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes

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bill peak eyeshade visor

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bill eyeshade peak visor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with vizor

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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