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A tiny roof for your face, fighting the sun one glare at a time.
means A stiff projecting brim or movable shield on a cap, helmet, or vehicle that blocks sun and glare from your eyes.
from From Old French 'visiere,' the hinged front of a helmet, built on 'vis' meaning 'face' (from Latin 'visus,' a sight or seeing, related to 'videre,' to see). So a visor was first the part of armor that guarded the face — and it still keeps the same job, now defending eyes from the sun instead of swords.
- medieval origin
- Knights' helmets had visors before sunglasses existed
- astronaut gold
- Space helmet visors coated in real gold film
- car staple
- Sun visors became mandatory equipment in many places
- word root
- From Old French 'vis,' meaning face
- poker tell
- Dealers and gamblers wore green visors to cut glare
mercedes f1 halo device — safety screen protecting driver's head in formula 1 cockpit since 2018
baseball cap visor — curved bill on caps worn by players in mlb and other leagues worldwide
uv protective golf visor — sun shade without crown worn by golfers on pga tour and recreational courses