Definition

1. Noun:
   • A cut of meat: A chop cut from the side or loin of a mature sheep, typically including a rib.
   • A style of facial hair: A strip of hair grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears, often when the rest of the beard is shaved off, so named for its resemblance in shape to the cut of meat.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (Food):
  • He ordered a grilled mutton chop with mint sauce.
  • The recipe calls for two thick mutton chops.
• Noun (Facial Hair):
  • The Victorian gentleman sported impressive mutton chops.
  • His mutton chops connected to his mustache, creating a distinctive style.

Advanced Usage

• "Mutton chop whiskers": A more descriptive term for the facial hair style.
  • His mutton chop whiskers were the talk of the town.

Variants and Related Words

• Muttonchop (adj): Sometimes used as a compound adjective to describe the shape.
  • He wore muttonchop sideburns.
• Sideburns (n): A more general term for facial hair grown on the sides of the face; mutton chops are a specific, often fuller, style of sideburns.

Synonyms

• For the meat: Lamb chop (note: "lamb" typically refers to a younger sheep).
• For the facial hair: Side whiskers, burnsides.

Related Phrases

• "To sport mutton chops": To wear this style of facial hair.
  • He decided to sport mutton chops for a historical reenactment.

Noun

1. 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)
2. chop cut from a mature sheep