burnside

Noun

• facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)

• United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  sideburn , mutton chop , side-whiskers , Burnside , A. E. Burnside , Ambrose Everett Burnside