Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a visor: Describes something that is equipped with or characterized by the presence of a visor. A visor is a projecting brim or shield, often on a cap or helmet, designed to protect the eyes from sun, rain, or other elements.
   • Of a specified visor type: Describes something that has a visor of a particular kind, as specified by a preceding adjective (e.g., red-visored, long-visored).

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The knight wore a visored helmet that concealed his face.
  • For safety, all workers must wear visored hard hats on the construction site.
  • The baseball team's visored caps helped shield their eyes from the stadium lights.

Advanced Usage

• The adjective is most commonly used in a compound form, hyphenated with a preceding descriptive word to specify the type of visor.
  • The cyclists wore sleek, dark-visored helmets.
  • The historical reenactor's steel-visored sallet was an accurate reproduction.

Variants and Related Words

• Visor (noun): The projecting brim or shield itself.
  • He pulled down the visor of his cap.
• Unvisored (adjective): Lacking a visor.
  • An unvisored helmet offers less protection from glare.

Synonyms

• Shielded (in the context of having a protective brim)
• Brimmed (specifically for caps or hats, though not all brimmed hats have a true visor)

Antonyms

• Visorless
• Unvisored

Adjective

1. having or provided with a visor or a visor of a particular kind
   • their spic, red-visored caps