visor

Plural: visors

Noun

• a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face
• a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
• 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.
• A mask for the face.
• The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.
• A rigid adjustable flap on an automobile windshield that can shield the eyes of a driver from direct sunlight or glare.

Verb

• To cover with, or as if with, a visor.
• -ED, -ING, -S to provide with a visor (a projecting brim)

Synonyms

bill, eyeshade, peak, vizor

Antonyms

unvisor

Related Words

vizard