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 \ˈbir-dəd\ adjective

— beard·ed·ness noun

— beard·less \ˈbird-ləs\ adjective