burnsides

American

[burn-sahydz] / ˈbɜrnˌsaɪdz /

plural noun

full whiskers and a mustache worn with the chin clean-shaven.

burnsides British

/ ˈbɜːnˌsaɪdz /

plural noun

thick side whiskers worn with a moustache and clean-shaven chin

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Etymology

Origin of burnsides

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; named after General A.E. Burnside

Example Sentences

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He had long burnsides and a long tail coat all de time.

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In summer they were always on the hills and by the burnsides.

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The old bedesman delighted “to daunder down the burnsides and green shaws.”

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He wears burnsides and they are very becoming.

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This strange assortment of whiskers of different fashions on various parts of his face, imperial, goatee, burnsides, he brought back with him.

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