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Hood vs Visor - What's the difference?

hood | visor |

As a proper noun hood

is .

As a noun visor is

a part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face the openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.

hood

English

Etymology 1

(etyl), from (etyl) . More at hat.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A covering such as worn over one’s head.
  • A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree.
  • An enclosure that protects something, especially from above.
  • (label) A soft top of a convertible car or carriage.
  • The hinged cover over the engine of a motor vehicle. Also known as a bonnet in other countries.
  • A metal covering that leads to a vent to suck away smoke or fumes.
    • Synonyms
    * (engine cover) bonnet, cowl
    Derived terms
    * chemical hood * cooker hood * extractor hood * fume hood * kitchen hood * hoodie * range hood
    See also
    * (l) (hood-shaped)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cover something with a hood.

    • Etymology 2

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) gangster, thug.

    • Etymology 3

    ; compare (m).

    Alternative forms

    * 'hood

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) neighborhood.
    • What’s goin’ down in the hood ?
    Usage notes
    Particularly used for poor US inner-city black neighborhoods. Also used more generally, as a casual neutral term for “neighborhood”, but marked by strong associations.
    Synonyms
    * ghetto * (neighborhood) nabe, neighborhood

    Etymology 4

    , influenced by existing sense “hoodlum”.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) person wearing a hoodie.
    • ----

    visor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (wikipedia visor) (en noun)
  • A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
  • * 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 7:
    • A close helmet entirely covers the head, face, and neck, having on the front perforations for the admission of air, and slits through which the wearer may see objects around him, this part which is stiled the visor lifts up by means of a pivot over each ear.
  • A mask used to disfigure or disguise.
  • * 1608 , William Shakspeare, Pericles, Prince of Tyre , Act IV, Scene IV, line 44.
    • No visor does become black villainy So well as soft and tender flattery.
  • The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.

    • Related terms

    * vizard ----