Beard definition
One who serves to divert suspicion or attention from another, especially a person of the opposite sex who accompanies a gay man or lesbian to give the impression of heterosexuality.
noun
The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face; whiskers.
noun
To furnish with a beard.
verb
To confront boldly.
verb
This hair, esp. on the chin and cheek, when worn long or trimmed in various shapes.
noun
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A hairy outgrowth on the head of certain grains, grasses, etc.; awn.
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Anything that projects like a beard, as a barb or hook.
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The part of a printing type that lies between the face and shoulder.
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A person who acts as a cover for another in public settings; specif., one who assumes the role of spouse or sweetheart so as to conceal the homosexuality of a well-known person.
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To provide with a beard.
verb
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The definition of beard means hair on the face of a man.
The facial hair on a lumberjack is an example of a beard.
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A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.
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(LGBT, slang) A woman who accompanies a gay male in order to give the impression that he is heterosexual.
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To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt.
verb
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Any beardlike part, as of certain animals.
noun
To face or oppose courageously or brazenly, as if grasping by the beard; defy.
verb
(person) 1874-1948; U.S. historian.
proper name
(person) 1850-1941; U.S. writer & illustrator: a founder of the Boy Scouts of America.
proper name
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(person) 1876-1958; U.S. historian: collaborated with husband Charles Austin.
proper name
A growth of hair on the chin, cheeks, and throat of a person, especially a man.
noun
A tuft or growth of hairs, bristles, or other hairlike threads on a plant or animal.
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A tuft or group of hairs or bristles on certain plants, such as barley and wheat. The individual strands of a beard are attached to a sepal or petal.
A growth of hair on the chin, cheeks, and throat of a person, especially a man.
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A tuft or growth of hairs, bristles, or other hairlike threads on a plant or animal.
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(printing) The raised slope on a piece of type between the shoulder or counter and the face.
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Origin of beard
- Middle English berd from Old English beard bhardh-ā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English berd, from Old English beard, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz (compare West Frisian burd, Dutch baard, German Bart), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰ-eh₂ (compare Latin barba, Lithuanian barzda, Russian борода (borodá)).
From Wiktionary
- Originally a nickname for someone with a beard.
From Wiktionary