visard
UK/ˈvɪzəd/US/ˈvɪzəɹd/
visard verb: to mask.
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.
- Nor to the motion of a Schoole-boyes tongue:
Nor neuer come in vizard to my friend, […]c. 1595–1596 (date written), W. Shakespere [i.e., William Shakespeare], A Pleasant Conceited Comedie Called, Loues Labors Lost. […] (First Quarto), London: […] W[illiam] W[hite] for Cut[h]bert Burby...
- Nor to the motion of a Schoole-boyes tongue:
- An oval mask of black velvet, worn by travelling women in the 16th century to protect their skin from sunburn.
Forms of visard
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | visards |
| present participle | visarding |
| past participle | visarded |
| past | visarded |
| alternative form | vizard |
| Noun | |
| plural | visards |
Words formed from visard
Words that rhyme with visard
Questions about visard
- What does visard mean?
- Visard means to mask.
- What part of speech is visard?
- Visard can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce visard?
- Visard is pronounced /ˈvɪzəd/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of visard?
- The past tense of visard is visarded.
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