- vizard mask
- noun
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vizard mask
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vizard-mask — vizˈard mask noun 1. A mask 2. A masked woman 3. A prostitute • • • Main Entry: ↑vizard … Useful english dictionary
mask — Synonyms and related words: Kaffeeklatsch, aegis, affectation, air, alibi, anaglyph, apology, appearance, apply to, arm guard, aspect, backstop, bal, bal costume, bal masque, ball, barn dance, bas relief, becloud, befog, belie, blanket, blind,… … Moby Thesaurus
Vizard — Viz ard, n. [See {Visor}.] A mask; a visor. [Archaic] A grotesque vizard. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] To mislead and betray them under the vizard of law. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vizard — (n.) mask, 1550s, altered form of vysar, viser (see VISOR (Cf. visor)), by influence of words in ARD (Cf. ard). Figurative use from 1570s; common 17c. Also applied to the person with the masks, and used as a verb meaning to conceal. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
mask — n 1. masque, false face, vizard, visor, domino, grotesque face, Halloween mask. 2. swim mask, snorkel mask, diving helmet. 3. theatrical mask, tragic mask, comic mask, witchdoctor s mask; death mask, life mask. 4. disguise, guise, cover,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
vizard — noun /ˈvɪzəd/ a) A mask worn to disguise or protect the face. A grotesque vizard. b) A pretense There, then, that vizard, that superfluous case, that hid the worse and showd the better face. Shakespeare, Loves Labors Lost V.ii.387 … Wiktionary
vizard — Visor Vis or, n. [OE. visere, F. visi[ e]re, fr. OF. vis. See {Visage}, {Vision}.] [Written also {visar}, {visard}, {vizard}, and {vizor}.] 1. A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vizard — noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English viser mask, visor Date: circa 1555 1. a mask for disguise or protection 2. disguise, guise … New Collegiate Dictionary
vizard — vizarded, adj. /viz euhrd/, n. Archaic. a mask or visor. Also, visard. [1545 55; var. of VISOR; see ARD] * * * … Universalium
vizard — n. mask; visor, part of helmet which protects the face (Archaic) … English contemporary dictionary
