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vizard

American

[viz-erd] / ˈvɪz ərd /

Or visard

noun

Archaic. a mask or visor.

vizard British

/ ˈvɪzəd /

noun

archaic a means of disguise; mask; visor

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Other Word Forms

unvizarded adjective
vizarded adjective

Etymology

Origin of vizard

1545–55; variant of visor; -ard

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

I had never known her to wear so large a vizard, as she detested even small ones, and wore them only out of respect for the prevailing fashion.

From The Touchstone of Fortune by Major, Charles

It was but a masking face, noble Duke, put on for sport, and, like a mummer's vizard, laid aside the moment it suited him to resume himself again.

From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

Love himself wore a vizard, and the dances were very slow and stately.

From Carnival by MacKenzie, Compton

I knew her the moment I saw her, despite the fact that she wore a full vizard and a long cloak.

From The Touchstone of Fortune by Major, Charles

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