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visor noun [ ˈvʌɪzə ]

• a movable part of a helmet that can be pulled down to cover the face.
• "a plastic safety helmet with a transparent visor"
Similar: eyeshade, shade, shield, guard,
• a mask.
Origin: Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French viser, from Old French vis ‘face’, from Latin visus (see visage).


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