muttonchop style beard
- noun
- /ˈmʌtənˌtʃɑp staɪl bɪrd/
- 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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Hair that grows on the face, like a beard or mustache
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A strip of hair on each side of the face in front of the ear
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Facial hair where long sideburns run down the face in front of the ears
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A strip of hair on each side of a man's face in front of the ears
Thick sideburns that grow down the cheeks and reach the jaw
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'.