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Visor (?), n. [OE. visere, F. visière, 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.
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2. A mask used to disfigure or disguise. “My very visor began to assume life.” Shak.
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My weaker government since, makes you pull off the visor. Sir P. Sidney.
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3. The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.
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