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