vizard
[noun]
Synonyms: mask, domino, doughface, false face, visor

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

vizard noun & verb. ['vɪzǝd] arch. M16.
[Alt. of VISOR by confusion of ending: see -ARD. For a similar substitution cf. MAZARD noun¹.]
A. noun.
1. A mask worn to conceal or (formerly) protect the face; a disguise; fig. an outward show or appearance (freq. foll. by of). Also vizard-mask. M16.

2. A masked person; spec. a woman wearing a mask in public, a prostitute. Now only in vizard-mask. M17.
b. verb trans.
1. Conceal or disguise under a false outward show or appearance; represent falsely. E-M17.

2. Cover or disguise (as) with a vizard; mask. E17.

■ vizarded ppl adjective wearing a vizard, masked, disguised; fig. assumed, pretended: L16.

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