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Meaning
Noun
●
In Beards & Hair:
Facial
hair
on the
chin
,
cheeks
,
jaw
and neck.
●
The
cluster
of small
feathers
at the
base
of the
beak
in some birds.
●
The
appendages
to the
jaw
in some
cetaceans
, and to the
mouth
or
jaws
of some fishes.
●
The
byssus
of certain shellfish.
●
The
gills
of some
bivalves
, such as the oyster.
●
In
insects
, the
hairs
of the
labial
palpi
of
moths
and butterflies.
●
In Botany:
Long or
stiff
hairs
on a
plant
; the awn.
●
Long,
hair-like
feathers
that
protrude
from the
chest
of a turkey
●
A
barb
or
sharp
point of an
arrow
or other
instrument
,
projecting
backward
to
prevent
the
head
from being
easily
drawn
out.
●
The
curved
underside
of an
axehead
,
extending
from the lower
end of
the
cutting edge
to the axehandle.
●
That part of the
underside
of a horse's
lower jaw
which is above the
chin
, and
bears
the
curb
of a bridle.
●
In Printing:
That part of a type which is between the
shoulder
of the
shank
and the face.
●
In LGBT & People:
A
fake
customer or
companion
, especially a
woman
who
accompanies
a
gay man
, or a
man
who
accompanies
a
lesbian
, in order to give the
impression
that the person being
accompanied
is heterosexual.
Verb
●
To
grow
hair
on the
chin
and jaw.
●
To
boldly
and
bravely
oppose
or
confront
, often to the
chagrin
of
the one
being bearded.
●
To take by the
beard
; to
seize
,
pluck
, or
pull
the
beard
of (a
man
), in
anger
or contempt.
●
To
deprive
(an
oyster
or
similar
shellfish
) of the gills.
●
In Beekeeping:
Of
bees
, to
accumulate
together in a beard-like shape.
●
In LGBT:
Of a
gay man
or
woman
: to
accompany
a
gay person
of the
opposite sex
in order to give the
impression
that they are heterosexual.
Name
●
A
surname
transferred
from the nickname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
beard
English
berd
Middle English (1100-1500)
beard
Middle English (1100-1500)
beard
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
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Curls
Fade
Hairline
Undercut
Hairdo
Mane
Look
Ponytail
Skin
Forehead
Cut
Bun
Fringe
Chin
Braids
Comb
Ombre
Pixie
Afro
Bob
Face
Toupee
Eyebrows
Facial Hair
Man Bun
Long Hair
Buzz Cut
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Soul Patch
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More
Rhymes
Weird
Beard
Tiered
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