visière

See also: visiere and Visiere

French

Etymology

From Old French vis (“face”) + -ière.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vi.zjɛʁ/

Noun

visière f (plural visières)

visor (part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face)
eyeshade (type of headgear for shielding the eyes from glaring light)
brim or peak (part of a cap)

Descendants

→ Turkish: vizyer

Further reading

“visière”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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