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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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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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