VISOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does visor mean? 

• VISOR (noun)
  The noun VISOR has 2 senses:

1. a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face

2. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes

  Familiarity information: VISOR used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VISOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

visor; vizor

Hypernyms ("visor" is a kind of...):

armor plate; armor plating; armour plate; plate armor; plate armour (specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire)

Holonyms ("visor" is a part of...):

helmet (armor plate that protects the head)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

bill; eyeshade; peak; visor; vizor

Context example:

he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead

Hypernyms ("visor" is a kind of...):

brim (a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat)

Holonyms ("visor" is a part of...):

baseball cap; golf cap; jockey cap (a cap with a bill)

kepi; peaked cap; service cap; yachting cap (a cap with a flat circular top and a visor)

 Context examples 

His forehead was covered by the visor of his fur cap, the flaps of which went over his ears.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Two knights in full armor, with lances raised and closed visors, sat their horses on either side, while in the centre, with two pages to tend upon him, there stood a noble-faced man in flowing purple gown, who pricked off upon a sheet of parchment the style and title of each applicant, marshalling them in their due order, and giving to each the place and facility which his rank demanded.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)