vizard

American  

[viz-erd] / ˈvɪz ərd /

Or visard

noun

1. Archaic. a mask or visor.

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vizard British  

/ ˈvɪzəd /

noun

1. 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; see -ard

Example Sentences

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

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

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

The Harlequin turned and drawing the black vizard from his face, bent low and saluted her hand; and she, responding gaily with a curtsey, looked up into the features of an utter stranger.

From The Streets of Ascalon Episodes in the Unfinished Career of Richard Quarren, Esqre. by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

Or who sooth not Rome, that is their Nineveh, which sometime was painted with fairest colours, but now, her vizard being palled off, is both better seen and less set by? 

From The Apology of the Church of England by Bacon, Ann, Lady