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While not explicitly gay, one particularly faggy (complimentary) element of the project for me was an image of a crowd marveling in awe at the Bronzi di Riace — two bronze statues of buff, bearded, and of course, nude, Greek soldiers.—Ludwig Hurtado, Them., 29 Sep. 2025 One presented a bearded face while the other a non-bearded one.—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 But Eurovision’s embrace of LGBTQ rights drew the ire of conservative Russian lawmakers and the country’s Orthodox Church, particularly after the 2014 victory of bearded drag queen Conchita Wurst.—Andrew Jones, NBC news, 20 Sep. 2025 Drones, a swift water team, cadaver dogs and GoPros punctured the peace in the tranquil and majestic mountains and triggered a closure of the Enchantments, an area popular for backcountry hiking and camping, as law enforcement scoured the forest for any signs of the bearded Army veteran.—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bearded
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of bearded was
before the 12th century
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