vizard
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- unvizarded adjective
- vizarded adjective
Etymology
Origin of vizard
Example Sentences
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I have seen men strive for rectitude, and in the end, take off the vizard of right to discover only self there.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Roscius is said to have always played in a vizard, on account of a disfiguring obliquity of vision with which he was afflicted.
From A Book of the Play Studies and Illustrations of Histrionic Story, Life, and Character by Cook, Dutton
The door closed on us, and when Frances had put on her vizard, she followed me upstairs to see Betty.
From The Touchstone of Fortune by Major, Charles
It had also a counterfeit vizard, with eyes of glass, and in its neck death painted, all of which things had their considerations and meanings.”
From Ophiolatreia An Account of the Rites and Mysteries Connected with the Origin, Rise, and Development of Serpent Worship in Various Parts of the World by Anonymous
His eyes shone through a black vizard with one unwinking, glittering, ceaseless threat.
From Schwartz: A History From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray by Murray, David Christie
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