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vizard

noun

ˈvi-zərd

Definition of vizard

as in mask

a cover or partial cover for the face used to disguise oneself in those days it was not uncommon for street prostitutes to wear vizards

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Police fired tear gas and water cannons to push back people wearing hoods and masks and throwing fireworks, paving stones and other objects at officers in the Place de la République, northeast of the Paris city center.

— SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
In the southern port city of Marseille, some protesters briefly forced their way into the lobby of City Hall and a group of people wearing hoods and masks damaged a police station.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026

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There’s also a collection of original costumes, weapons, props and production artifacts from across Villeneuve’s trilogy, including a full-scale ornithopter used in the films.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
The evening, co-hosted by Vanity Fair, marked a continuation in the film’s already lengthy journey, with a suitably ambitious exhibition pulling back the curtain on costumes, puppets, props and diminutive sets.

— Bridget Arsenault, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026

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