vizards

noun

plural of vizard
as in masks
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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  1. masks
  2. costumes
Noun
  • Thousands of fans — treated with Doctor Doom masks and capes — waited nearly days to get a glimpse of Feige’s grand plan for the next era of the MCU.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 26 July 2026
  • Under a new Connecticut law, law enforcement agents at the federal, state, and local levels cannot wear masks, except in certain specific instances such as undercover operations, SCUBA teams, bomb squads, and SWAT teams.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
Definition of masks
Noun
  • Head to Little Five Points for your taste of Summerween with an afternoon of trick-or-treating, costumes and music at the Back to Ghoul Bash.
    — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
  • Basketball legend Michael Jordan has been seen getting on and off his yacht at Nammos, the island’s most famous beach club that boasts Las Vegas-type show girls in skimpy costumes.
    — Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026
Definition of costumes
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“Vizards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vizards. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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