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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.

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  1. n. 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. n. A mask used to disfigure or disguise.
  3. n. The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.
  4. n. a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face
  5. n. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
  6. 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.
  7. n:100 n. a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face