vizard

or vis·ard

[ viz-erd ]

noun
  1. Archaic. a mask or visor.

Origin of vizard

1
1545–55; variant of visor; see -ard

Other words from vizard

  • viz·ard·ed, adjective
  • un·viz·ard·ed, adjective

Words Nearby vizard

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How to use vizard in a sentence

  • He had a vizard over his face, but his hair came down from under his helm like the tail of a red horse.

  • The city has its vizard on and we—at night we are our naked selves.

    Dramatic Technique | George Pierce Baker
  • Finding Zoe was to be trusted as a county chronicle, vizard turned sharply to her, and said, "And was he flirting with her?"

    The Woman-Hater | Charles Reade
  • Harrington vizard sat rapt in attention, and never took his eyes off her, yet said not a word.

    The Woman-Hater | Charles Reade
  • vizard, for the first time, wore a supercilious smile at being so misunderstood, and did not deign a reply.

    The Woman-Hater | Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for vizard

vizard

/ (ˈvɪzəd) /


noun
  1. archaic, or literary a means of disguise; mask; visor

Origin of vizard

1
C16: variant of visor

Derived forms of vizard

  • vizarded, adjective

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