sideburns

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

/ˈsaɪd.bɜː(ɹ)nz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sideburns.wav /ˈsaɪd.bɚnz/

sideburns sideburn

Reformed from burnside, named after American Army general Ambrose Burnside (1824–1881), noted for his unusual facial hair.

burnside sideboards side whiskers

beard lovelock moustache mustache goatee

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