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klappvisier

/ˈklæp.vɪˌzɪɹ/

klappvisier noun: a type of visor, found on medieval European (especially German) helmets, typically hinged at a single point in the middle of the brow of the helmet (rather than hinged on the sides of the skull).

klappvisier: a type of visor, found on medieval European (especially German) helmets, typically hinged at a...
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Noun

klappvisier (plural klappvisiers)

  1. (historical) A type of visor, found on medieval European (especially German) helmets, typically hinged at a single point in the middle of the brow of the helmet (rather than hinged on the sides of the skull).
    • Representations of the Sleeping Guard show war - hats as well as bascinets with Klappvisiers , as on the Easter Sepulchre in the Altertumsmuseum in the Grosse Garten at Dresden and in Constance Cathedral . They frequently appear in ...1935, Archaeologia, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity
    • In Germany one of the earliest pictorial depictions of a Klappvisier appears to have been shown in the lost Volto santo fresco, formerly on the east wall of the Chapel in Kronberg (see ftn. 27 above).2001, Church Monuments: Journal of the Church Monuments Society

Forms of klappvisier

pluralklappvisiers
alternative formklappvisor

Origin of klappvisier

From German Klappvisier.

Questions about klappvisier

What does klappvisier mean?
Klappvisier means a type of visor, found on medieval European (especially German) helmets, typically hinged at a single point in the middle of the brow of the helmet (rather than hinged on the sides of the skull).
What part of speech is klappvisier?
Klappvisier is a noun.
How do you pronounce klappvisier?
Klappvisier is pronounced /ˈklæp.vɪˌzɪɹ/.
What is the plural of klappvisier?
The plural of klappvisier is klappvisiers.

Words near klappvisier in the dictionary

  1. klapper
  2. Klapperich
  3. Klappers
  4. klapping
  5. Klapps
  6. klappvisier
  7. klappvisiers
  8. klappvisor
  9. klappvisors
  10. klaprothine
  11. klaprothite

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