vizard
or vis·ard
Archaic. a mask or visor.
Origin of vizard
1Other 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 Story of the Glittering Plain | William MorrisThe city has its vizard on and we—at night we are our naked selves.
Dramatic Technique | George Pierce BakerFinding 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 ReadeHarrington vizard sat rapt in attention, and never took his eyes off her, yet said not a word.
The Woman-Hater | Charles Readevizard, 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
/ (ˈvɪzəd) /
archaic, or literary a means of disguise; mask; visor
Origin of vizard
1Derived forms of vizard
- vizarded, adjective
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