sideburns

[ sahyd-burnz ]

/ ˈsaɪdˌbɜrnz /

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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.

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Origin of sideburns

1885–90, Americanism; alteration of burnsides

Words nearby sideburns

side bet, sideboard, sideboards, sidebone, side boob, sideburns, side by side, sidecar, side card, side chain, side chair

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How to use sideburns in a sentence

The extravagantly-coiffed cyclist had, however, shaved off his sideburns for today's ceremony in Buckingham Palace.
Arise Sir Bradley!|Tom Sykes|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Just writing those last two sentences makes me feel better than a guy with sideburns describing his first Cronut on Yelp.
How Salman Rushdie’s Tweet Put Me Off Twitter|Benjamin Anastas|July 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Some people know Curtis through his passion as an Elvis impersonator, including a snarl and long sideburns.
The Mississippi Man Caught Mailing Ricin-Letters is an Elvis Impersonator|Justin Green|April 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There are details that make it seem so far away now: the sideburns, the wide flares, the cobblestones.
How Long, How Long Did We Sing that Song?|Colum McCann|June 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Long sideburns accentuated his cheeks and, at night, black eyeliner rimmed his eyelids.
The Man Who Created Disco Beauty|Isabel Wilkinson|March 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
One day at the noon hour a big farmer with red sideburns rode up to the schoolhouse with a revolver in his hand.
The Story of General Pershing|Everett T. (Everett Titsworth) Tomlinson
He wore his brown mustache thick and let it grow back over his cheeks to join his sideburns.
Shaman|Robert Shea
The man's hair needed cutting and ragged sideburns strayed down either cheek, to meet beneath his chin.
Swamp Cat|James Arthur Kjelgaard
And outwardly he remained a mild little figure with sideburns, kindly tolerant toward everyone.
Gargoyles|Ben Hecht
You have gray sideburns then, and there's not a touch of gray in your hair now.
You Don't Make Wine Like the Greeks Did|David E. Fisher

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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