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beard

Main Entry:: ¹beard
Pronunciation:: \ˈbird\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English berd, from Old English beard; akin to Old High German bart beard, Latin barba
Date:: before 12th century

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

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\ˈbir-dəd\ adjective

— beard·ed·ness noun

— beard·less

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\ˈbird-ləs\ adjective

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