visor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face
    vizor.
  2. noun a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
    bill; peak; eyeshade; vizor.
    • he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead

WordNet

Vis"or noun
Etymology
OE. visere, F. visière, fr. OF. vis. See Visage, Vision.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913