beard

¹beard

noun \ˈbird\

Definition of BEARD

1

: the hair that grows on a man's face often excluding the mustache

2

: a hairy or bristly appendage or tuft

3

: front 7a

— beard·ed \ˈbir-dəd\ adjective

— beard·ed·ness noun

— beard·less \ˈbird-ləs\ adjective

Examples of BEARD

1. He grew a beard and mustache.
2. the beard of a goat

Origin of BEARD

Middle English berd, from Old English beard; akin to Old High German bart beard, Latin barba

First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Fashion Terms

bodkin, chignon, cowlick, eau de toilette, imperial, pocket, pomander, tonsorial

Rhymes with BEARD

eared, tiered, weird

²beard

transitive verb

Definition of BEARD

1

: to confront and oppose with boldness, resolution, and often effrontery : defy

2

: to furnish with a beard

Examples of BEARD

1. <a man of integrity who was never afraid to beard the lion in his den>

First Known Use of BEARD

15th century

Related to BEARD

Synonyms

face, brave, brazen, breast, confront, dare, defy, outbrave, outface

Antonyms

dodge, duck, funk, shirk, sidestep

Related Words

face up (to), front; affront; challenge; encounter, meet; accost, approach, corner; repel, resist, stand, withstand; battle, combat, contend (with), fight, oppose, square (off)

Near Antonyms

avoid, eschew, shun; elude, escape, evade, shake

Beard

biographical name \ˈbird\

Definition of BEARD

Charles Austin 1874–1948 & his wife Mary 1876–1958 née Ritter Am. historians

Beard

biographical name

Definition of BEARD

Daniel Carter 1850–1941 Am. painter, illustrator, & organizer of Boy Scouts in United States

beard

noun \ˈbi(ə)rd\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of BEARD

: the hair that grows on a man's face often excluding the mustache

—beard·ed \-əd\ adjective