sideburns

American  

[sahyd-burnz] / ˈsaɪdˌbɜrnz /

plural noun

1. short whiskers extending from the hairline to below the ears and worn with an unbearded chin.

2. the projections of the hairline forming a border on the face in front of each ear.

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sideburns British  

/ ˈsaɪdˌbɜːnz /

plural noun

1. Also called: sideboards.   side whiskers.   sidelevers.  a man's whiskers grown down either side of the face in front of the ears

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Etymology

Origin of sideburns

1885–90, alteration of burnsides

Example Sentences

The admiral’s cheeks turned ruddy with anger, which threw his white muttonchop sideburns into bold relief.

From Literature

The man with unruly hair and sideburns in the centre of them, clad in a black leather jacket, hoisted a roaring chainsaw above his head.

From BBC

Meanwhile, his own campaign team cares more about the length of his sideburns than ideas in his head.

From Los Angeles Times

The fulcrum of a cultural transition from vibrancy to stagnation was the 1970s, an era remembered now, if at all, for leisure suits, burnt-orange shag carpeting and muttonchop sideburns.

From Salon

With sideburns and the sharpest mod feather cut, he even looked good in Lycra.

From BBC