side-whiskers
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- noun
- /ˈsaɪdˌwɪskərz/
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- He walked into the room with his side-whiskers clearly visible beneath his hat.
- gray side-whiskers
Examples
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With a snarl of contempt, he turned upon his heel, and I saw his curved back and white side-whiskers disappear among the throng.
Blog text (26) -
A pot-bellied man with a bald head and ferocious side whiskers taunted, "What now?"
Fiction book (1992) -
He was heavyset, with elaborate side-whiskers and thinning hair.
Fiction book (1999) -
The actor's distinctive side-whiskers gave him a unique look that stood out on screen.
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In the 19th century, many gentlemen styled their side-whiskers to enhance their appearances.
Synonyms
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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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A strip of hair along the face beside the ears with the chin shaved
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Thick sideburns that grow down the cheeks and reach the jaw
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Hair grown on the sides of the face in front of the ears
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Hair that grows on a man's cheeks and chin
Facial hair where long sideburns run down the face in front of the ears
Thick sideburns that grow down the cheeks and join along the jaw, with no mustache
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Etymology
The word side-whiskers is made from side and whiskers, where whiskers are the long hairs on the face, like a cat's, and side means 'beside the ears'. So side-whiskers describes the face hair that grows down the sides of a man's face while the chin and upper lip are shaved.