burnside
2
9.9
A strip of hair along the face beside the ears with the chin shaved
- noun
- Archaic
:
patillas
Synonyms
sideburn
vsburnside
32
4.3
A strip of hair on each side of the face in front of the ear
is the same term but used more generally for both sides
facial hair
vsburnside
26
1.0
Hair that grows on the face, like a beard or mustache
refers to a single narrow strip rather than all face hair
1
3.7
Hair grown on the sides of the face in front of the ears
is the identical idea but appears under the other common name
side-whiskers
vsburnside
1
7.9
A strip of hair on each side of a man's face in front of the ears
is the other standard name for that same narrow strip of face hair
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Burnside comes from the name of a soldier, Ambrose Burnside, who in the 1800s wore a famous style of hair along the sides of his face. People started calling his look 'Burnsides', which later became sideburns, so burnside means hair grown down the side of the face.