DEFINITIONS

sideburns

[ sahyd-burnz ]
/ ˈsaɪdˌbɜrnz /

plural noun

short whiskers extending from the hairline to below the ears and worn with an unbearded chin.
the projections of the hairline forming a border on the face in front of each ear.

Words related to sideburns

wig, hairstyle, grass, fur, haircut, fiber, wool, strand, eyebrow, mane, stubble, goatee, burnsides, mustache, beard, shock, lock, tress, down, cut

Words nearby sideburns

sideband, sidebar, sideboard, sideboards, sidebone, sideburns, sidecar, sidecheck, sided, sidehead, sidehill

Origin of sideburns

1885–90, Americanism; alteration of burnsides
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British Dictionary definitions for sideburns

sideburns
/ (ˈsaɪdˌbɜːnz) /

pl n

a man's whiskers grown down either side of the face in front of the earsAlso called: sideboards, side whiskers, (Austral) sidelevers

Word Origin for sideburns

C19: variant of burnsides
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