visor
pronunciation
How to pronounce visor in British English:
UK [ˈvaɪzə(r)]
How to pronounce visor in American English:
US [ˈvaɪzɚ]
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- Noun:
- a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face
- a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
Word Origin
- visor
- visor: [14] A visor is etymologically something that covers the ‘face’. The word was borrowed from Anglo-Norman viser, a derivative of Old French vis ‘face’. This in turn was descended from Latin vīsus ‘sight, appearance’ (a noun use of the past participle of vidēre ‘see’, source of English vision, visit, etc), which in post-classical times was used for ‘face’. Another derivative of Old French vis was visage ‘face’, from which English got visage [13].=> visit, vision
- visor (n.)
- c. 1300, viser, "front part of a helmet," from Anglo-French viser, Old French visiere "visor" (13c.), from vis "face" (see visage). Spelling shifted 15c. Meaning "eyeshade" is recorded from 1925.
Example
- 1. Also visiblein the reflections of his visor are various components of the stationand the earth below .
- 2. The ray-ban visor sunglass is designed for the modern lifestyle .
- 3. The included car charger is worthless for most because who wants that cord dangling from the visor ?
- 4. Special sun visor make you play games at your pleasure even though the light is very strong .
- 5. Later at the same location while having a morning tea break mary wearing a massive sun visor was told her head covering was inappropriate .