1
: the hair that grows on a man's face often excluding the mustache
2
: a hairy or bristly appendage or tuft
3
bearded; bearding; beards
1
: to confront and oppose with boldness, resolution, and often effrontery : defy
2
: to furnish with a beard
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Noun
He grew a beard and mustache.
the beard of a goat
Verb
a man of integrity who was never afraid to beard the lion in his den
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
There’s nothing quite like matching beards to solidify a bromance.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The drawing room had been wallpapered with pictures of huntsmen, onto whose faces the two eldest boys, Jacob and Wilhelm (born in 1785 and 1786, respectively), would cheekily pencil in beards.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Koz has been wearing one of those beards since 1979.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The question, of course, is what kind of material would work best for a snowman beard?
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
There’s nothing quite like matching beards to solidify a bromance.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
The drawing room had been wallpapered with pictures of huntsmen, onto whose faces the two eldest boys, Jacob and Wilhelm (born in 1785 and 1786, respectively), would cheekily pencil in beards.
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
Koz has been wearing one of those beards since 1979.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Beard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beard. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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Beard 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Charles Austin 1874–1948 and his wife Mary 1876–1958 née Ritter American historians
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2 of 2biographical name (2)
Daniel Carter 1850–1941 Uncle Dan American painter, illustrator, and organizer of Boy Scouts in U.S.
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