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