Shako vs. Visor — What's the Difference?

A shako (, , or ) is a tall, cylindrical military cap, usually with a visor, and sometimes tapered at the top. It is usually adorned with some kind of ornamental plate or badge on the front, metallic or otherwise, and often has a feather, plume (see hackle), or pompom attached at the top.

A visor (also spelled vizor) is a surface that protects the eyes, such as shading them from the sun or other bright light or protecting them from objects. Nowadays many visors are transparent, but before strong transparent substances such as polycarbonate were invented, visors were opaque like a mask The part of a helmet in a suit of armor that protects the eyes.

A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate or badge in front, a short visor, and a plume or pompom.

A piece projecting from the front of a cap or headband to shade or protect the eyes.

A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.

A transparent, often tinted piece on the front of a safety helmet, designed to protect the face and eyes and usually capable of being raised and lowered.

(British) A bearskin or busby.

A fixed or movable shield against glare attached above the windshield of an automotive vehicle.

The squilla or mantis shrimp.

The front piece of the helmet of a suit of armor, designed to protect the face and eyes while allowing the wearer to see through a narrow opening.

A kind of military cap or headdress.

A means of concealment or disguise; a mask.

Tall hat; worn by some British soldiers on ceremonial occasions

To provide or protect with a visor.

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.

A mask for the face.

The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.

A rigid adjustable flap on an automobile windshield that can shield the eyes of a driver from direct sunlight or glare.

(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a visor.

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.

A mask used to disfigure or disguise.

The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.

A piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face

A brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes;