vizard
Americannoun
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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 do not want to disarrange my vizard till after I have returned the parchment to the Abbé.
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
This," said he, "is the vizard in public life.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 by Various
One of these was not merely a vizard for the face; it had false hair, and came over the whole head like an helmet.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by Dunlop, John
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