visard

== English == === Alternative forms === vizard === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɪzəd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɪzəɹd/ Rhymes: -ɪzə(ɹ)d === Verb === visard (third-person singular simple present visards, present participle visarding, simple past and past participle visarded) To mask. === Noun === visard (plural visards) A mask. An oval mask of black velvet, worn by travelling women in the 16th century to protect their skin from sunburn. ==== Related terms ==== vizard, vizzard === References === “visard”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.