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Definition of beard
(Entry 1 of 4)
1 : the hair that grows on a man's face often excluding the mustache
2 : a hairy or bristly appendage or tuft
3 : front sense 7a
beard
verbbearded; bearding; beards
Definition of beard (Entry 2 of 4)
1 : to confront and oppose with boldness, resolution, and often effrontery : defy
2 : to furnish with a beard
Beard
biographical name (1)Definition of Beard (Entry 3 of 4)
Charles Austin 1874–1948 and his wife Mary 1876–1958 née Ritter American historians
Beard
biographical name (2)Definition of Beard (Entry 4 of 4)
Daniel Carter 1850–1941 American painter, illustrator, and organizer of Boy Scouts in U.S.
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