vizor
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- unvizored adjective
- vizorless adjective
Example Sentences
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It ran down both shins and both forearms, but the worst place was his vizor.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
In heraldry the helmet of an esquire is represented sideways, with the vizor closed.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various
Thereupon the heaume became, by degrees, the special head-dress of the tournament, and grew heavier, larger and more elaborate, while the basinet, reinforced with camail and vizor, was worn in battle.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
He gave a sharp order, closed his vizor with a snap, and in five minutes, a thousand lances followed him down the long slope, up which the Spaniards were advancing.
From The Honour of Savelli A Romance by Levett-Yeats, S. (Sidney)
Almost every participant of a Commers wears the conventional costume of the German student: a short jacket, high boots, and a little cap with colored vizor.
From The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 by Various
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