sideburn
Definition
Noun: A strip of facial hair grown down the side of a man's face, in front of the ears, typically when the rest of the beard is clean-shaven.
Usage
"Sideburn" is a countable noun. It refers to one of the two patches of hair, so it is often used in the plural form "sideburns." * He grew out his sideburns to match the style of the 1970s. * One sideburn was slightly longer than the other.
Examples
- The barber carefully trimmed his client's thick sideburns.
- His distinctive long sideburns became his trademark look.
- The actor shaved off his sideburns for the new role.
Advanced Usage
- Sideburns can be described by their length, shape, or thickness (e.g., "mutton chop sideburns," "thin sideburns," "bushy sideburns").
- The style of sideburns can be associated with specific historical periods or subcultures.
Variants and Related Words
- Sideboards (noun, chiefly British): A common synonym for "sideburns."
- Burnsides (noun, historical): An older term for sideburns, named after American Civil War General Ambrose Burnside, who popularized the style. This term is the origin of the modern word "sideburns."
- Mutton chops (noun): A style of sideburns that are wide and rounded at the bottom, resembling a mutton chop.
Synonyms
- Sideboards
- Burnsides (archaic)
Related Phrases / Idioms
- To grow (out) one's sideburns: To stop shaving the hair in front of the ears to cultivate sideburns.
- To trim/shape one's sideburns: To cut or style the sideburns.
Noun
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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)
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