name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
vizard
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/ˈvɪzəd/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɪzə(ɹ)d
noun
Meaning 2
A mask (cover for the face, used for disguise, protection, etc.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
Examples
- 1697, William Dampier, A New Voyage Round the World, Other Islands in the Gulf of Amapalla, These salutations being ended, they all marched towards the church, for that is the place of all public meetings, and all plays and pastimes are acted there also; therefore in the churches belonging to Indian towns they have all sorts of vizards, and strange antick dresses both for men and women, and abundance of musical hautboys and strumstrums.
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noun
Meaning 3
A visor (part of a helmet covering the face).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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noun
Meaning 4
Outward appearance; pretense.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, figuratively
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noun
Meaning 5
Alternative spelling of visard (“type of mask”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
Etymology
An alteration of visor by confusion of the ending.