Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

visier

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: visi-er
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic spelling of vizier.

Archaic

noun

Obsolete spelling of visor.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"horsemen had their hose, Helmets and Visiers, a Shield and launce and two swords; the horses were to be covered with armour and every way prepared for battle, […]"
"Or, the visiers, i.e. the perforated part of their helmets, through which they could see to direct their aim."
"pikes, daggers, rapiers, crossbows, single and double-handed swords, javelins, mailed, plated, and scaled cuirasses, visiers, gauntlets, helmets, breast-plates, and cavalry shields, both convex and flat, […]"

Etymology

Probably from French visière (or a forerunner) and/or German Visier.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: visière, Visier

Usage

Inflected Forms

visiers (plural)

Questions

What does visier mean?: Archaic spelling of vizier.
Where does visier come from?: It is traced to French.

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