noun
- a mask or visor, especially one worn to disguise the face
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The lady wore a silk visard to the masquerade ball.
- Medieval knights often used a visard to protect their faces in battle.
- She pulled down her visard to hide her identity.
- The actor’s visard made him unrecognizable on stage.
- Behind the ornate visard, no one could tell who she was.