maz|ard

maz|ard
maz|ard «MAZ uhrd», noun.
1. Archaic. the head or face: »

knocked about the mazard with a sexton's spade (Shakespeare).

2. Obsolete. mazer. Also, mazzard.
[alteration of mazer]

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