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