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vi·zor

(vī′zər)

n. & v.

Variant of visor.

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vizor

(ˈvaɪzə)

n, vb

1. (Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a variant spelling of visor

2. (Automotive Engineering) a variant spelling of visor

3. (Clothing & Fashion) a variant spelling of visor

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

vi•sor

or vi•zor

(ˈvaɪ zər)

n.

1. the projecting front brim of a cap.

2. a flap, mounted on the inside of an automobile, used to shield one's eyes from glare.

3. the front piece on a medieval helmet, often being movable and having slits for vision.

4. a means of concealment; disguise.

v.t.

5. to protect or mask with a visor; shield.

[1250–1300; Middle English viser < Anglo-French (compare Old French visiere) =vis face (see visage) + -er -er²]

vi′sored, adj.

vizor

Past participle: vizored
Gerund: vizoring

Imperative
vizor
vizor

Present
I vizor
you vizor
he/she/it vizors
we vizor
you vizor
they vizor

Preterite
I vizored
you vizored
he/she/it vizored
we vizored
you vizored
they vizored

Present Continuous
I am vizoring
you are vizoring
he/she/it is vizoring
we are vizoring
you are vizoring
they are vizoring

Present Perfect
I have vizored
you have vizored
he/she/it has vizored
we have vizored
you have vizored
they have vizored

Past Continuous
I was vizoring
you were vizoring
he/she/it was vizoring
we were vizoring
you were vizoring
they were vizoring

Past Perfect
I had vizored
you had vizored
he/she/it had vizored
we had vizored
you had vizored
they had vizored

Future
I will vizor
you will vizor
he/she/it will vizor
we will vizor
you will vizor
they will vizor

Future Perfect
I will have vizored
you will have vizored
he/she/it will have vizored
we will have vizored
you will have vizored
they will have vizored

Future Continuous
I will be vizoring
you will be vizoring
he/she/it will be vizoring
we will be vizoring
you will be vizoring
they will be vizoring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been vizoring
you have been vizoring
he/she/it has been vizoring
we have been vizoring
you have been vizoring
they have been vizoring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been vizoring
you will have been vizoring
he/she/it will have been vizoring
we will have been vizoring
you will have been vizoring
they will have been vizoring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been vizoring
you had been vizoring
he/she/it had been vizoring
we had been vizoring
you had been vizoring
they had been vizoring

Conditional
I would vizor
you would vizor
he/she/it would vizor
we would vizor
you would vizor
they would vizor

Past Conditional
I would have vizored
you would have vizored
he/she/it would have vizored
we would have vizored
you would have vizored
they would have vizored

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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Noun	1.	vizor - a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face visor armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour - specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire helmet - armor plate that protects the head
	2.	vizor - a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" eyeshade, visor, peak, bill baseball cap, golf cap, jockey cap - a cap with a bill brim - a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat kepi, peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap - a cap with a flat circular top and a visor

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In the final bout, however, Sir Nigel struck his opponent with so true an aim that the point of the lance caught between the bars of his vizor and tore the front of his helmet out, while the German, aiming somewhat low, and half stunned by the shock, had the misfortune to strike his adversary upon the thigh, a breach of the rules of the tilting-yard, by which he not only sacrificed his chances of success, but would also have forfeited his horse and his armor, had the English knight chosen to claim them.

The German, though he reeled for an instant before the thrust of the Englishman, struck his opponent so fairly upon the vizor that the laces burst, the plumed helmet flew to pieces, and Sir Nigel galloped on down the lists with his bald head shimmering in the sunshine.

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He will cover his face with an iron vizor, which the prisoner shall never raise except at peril of his life."

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Let the suits of the masquers be graceful, and such as become the person, when the vizors are off; not after examples of known attires; Turke, soldiers, mariners', and the like.

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