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beard Definition

beard (bird)

noun

  1. the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face; whiskers
  2. this hair, esp. on the chin and cheek, when worn long or trimmed in various shapes
  3. any beardlike part, as of certain animals
  4. a hairy outgrowth on the head of certain grains, grasses, etc.; awn
  5. anything that projects like a beard, as a barb or hook
  6. the part of a printing type that lies between the face and shoulder
  7. ☆ Slang a person used to hide or obscure the real activities or nature of another; cover

Etymology: ME & OE < IE *bhardhā > L barba, Russ borodá, Gmc *barda, Ger bart

transitive verb

  1. to face or oppose courageously or brazenly, as if grasping by the beard; defy
  2. to provide with a beard

beard Related Forms
beard′ed adjective
Beard Definition

Beard (bird)

  1. Beard, Charles Austin 1874-1948; U.S. historian

  2. Beard, Daniel Carter 1850-1941; U.S. author & illustrator: a founder of the Boy Scouts of America

  3. Beard, Mary 1876-1958; U.S. historian: collaborated with husband Charles Austin

beard Synonyms

beard

n.

whiskers, brush, Vandyke, chin whiskers, imperial, muttonchops, goatee, spade beard, full beard, forked beard, side whiskers, sideburns, burnsides, stubble, five o'clock shadow*.

beard Usage Examples

Possessives

  • goat: Not surprisingly, therefore, goat's beard has also had its culinary uses.
  • man: Along the edge of the wood elder, blackthorn, holly and gorse grow, sometimes draped in old man's beard.

Converse of object

  • trim: Cheers, Pete Neatly trimmed beards R us Andy T Re: my weekend... ... .
  • soften: If you use a razor then soften the beard first with soap and warm water and shave lightly to avoid catching the spots.
  • grow: I think the only solution is to force the barber to grow a beard to save our brains going into meltdown.
  • wear: Many old men do wear no beards at all.
  • sport: It was odd for me back then to see a man not sporting a beard.
  • have: Guy, has beard, can read, report him at once!

Adjective modifier

  • bushy: I bet his bushy beard will hard to forge!
  • pointed: And why are long pointed beards such a common feature?
  • grizzled: A bent but tall blue hat rose amidst the white lava, followed by a brown forehead and grizzled beard.
  • flaxen: The tailor replaced his cloak of black, and the man with the flaxen beard proffered him a little glass of some refreshing fluid.
  • wispy: Then she met an oldish man with a wispy beard.
  • shaggy: I think he shoould grow a shaggy beard to prove the point.

Modifies a noun

  • growth: A pattern is taken of the artist's beard growth, and hair matched to the color.
  • area: However you may want to have moles removed from the beard area for convenience.

Noun used with modifier

  • goatee: To make himself look more sinister, he even grew a goatee beard ( even made me scared of him!
  • ginger: Dark brown hair, ginger beard; nature venting its anger at the poisoning of the seas.
  • comedy: Jemima Puddleduck, Newbury Mrs G replies: Have you thought about growing a little comedy beard on the end of it?
  • goatie: Nicholas has short dark hair and a goatie beard.
beard Quotes

And dar'st thou then To beard the lion in his den, The Douglas in his hall?

—Scott, Sir Walter

It is an ancient Mariner, And he stoppeth one of three. 'By thy long grey beard and glittering eye, Now wherefore stopp'st thou me?' 225

—Coleridge, Samuel Taylor

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the L commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.

—Bible (Old Testament)

But where dothey find these lines innature? Personally I only see forms that are lit up and forms that are not, planes which advance and planes which recede, relief and depth. My eye never sees outlines or particular features ordetails.I donot count thehairs in the beard of the man who passes byany more than the buttonholes on his jacket attract my notice. My brush should not see better than I do.

—Goya, Francisco de

Loose his beard, and hoary hair Streamed, like a meteor, to the troubled air.

—Gray,Thomas

There was an Old Man with a beard, Who said,'It is just as I feared!ö Two Owls and a Hen, Four Larks and a Wren, Have all built their nest in my beard!'

—Lear, Edward

The singeing of the King of Spain's beard.

—Drake, Sir Francis

To shave the beard is a sin that the blood of all the martyrs cannot cleanse.It is to deface the image of man created by God.

—Ivan IV known as Ivan theTerrible

It is almost impossible to bear the torch of truth through a crowd without singeing someone's beard.

—Lichtenberg, Georg Christoph