sideburns

[sahyd-burnz]

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.

sideburns

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sideburns¹

1885–90, alteration of burnsides

Word History and Origins

Origin of sideburns¹

C19: variant of _burnsides

Example Sentences

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.

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

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An era remembered now, if at all, for leisure suits, burnt-orange shag carpeting and muttonchop sideburns, it marked the passage from progress to reaction.

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He began wearing braids to comply, but management still took issue with Obeng’s sideburns, which he considered important to his cultural identity, according to the lawsuit.

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

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