From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Visor \Vis"or\, noun [OE. visere, F. visi['e]re, fr. OF. vis. See {Visage}, {Vision}.] [Written also {visar}, {visard}, {vizard}, and {vizor}.]
1. A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
2. A mask used to disfigure or disguise. ''My very visor began to assume life.'' --Shak.
My weaker government since, makes you pull off the visor. --Sir P. Sidney.
3. The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face [syn: {vizor}]
2: a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" [syn: {bill}, {peak}, {eyeshade}, {vizor}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "visor": bill, camouflage, dark glasses, disguise, domino, eyeshade, eyeshield, false colors, false face, false front, goggles, incognito, mask, masque, masquerade, mummery, peak, protective coloration, shades, smoke screen, smoked glasses, sunglasses, vizard, vizard mask
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