muttonchop style beard
- noun
- /ˈmʌtənˌtʃɑp staɪl bɪrd/
:
barba de patillas
- Actors in period dramas often wear a muttonchop style beard for authenticity.
Examples
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He decided to grow a muttonchop style beard for the winter.
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After years of being clean-shaven, he decided to grow a muttonchop style beard.
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His muttonchop style beard made him stand out in the crowd.
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Many men find a muttonchop style beard quite stylish.
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In the film, the main character sported a muttonchop style beard that added to his rugged appearance.
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He received compliments on his muttonchop style beard, which he styled carefully for the event.
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The historical reenactor wore a muttonchop style beard to match the fashion of the 19th century.
Synonyms
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1.0
Hair that grows on a man's or an animal's chin, cheeks, and jaw
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4.3
A strip of hair on each side of the face in front of the ear
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Hair that grows on the face, like a beard or mustache
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5.3
Thick sideburns that grow down the cheeks and reach the jaw
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7.9
A strip of hair on each side of a man's face in front of the ears
Facial hair where long sideburns run down the face in front of the ears
How Extensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound's specific sense hinges on 'muttonchop' — a lexicalized, culture-specific term for a particular kind of large sideburns that is not transparently built from 'mutton' + 'chop' and is not defined here. While 'style' and 'beard' are transparent, they do not supply the distinctive shape or placement information; a B1 learner who knows the constituent common words would not be able to predict this particular beard type without prior exposure.
Etymology
Muttonchop style beard probably comes from the image of a cooked meat cut: mutton means sheep meat and a chop is a piece of meat, and the thick sideburns look like a 'mutton chop' on each cheek. That's why the phrase means 'a beard with large sideburns and no mustache'.