beard

[ beerd ]

/ bɪərd /

noun

the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.

Zoology. a tuft, growth, or part resembling or suggesting a human beard, as the tuft of long hairs on the lower jaw of a goat or the cluster of hairlike feathers at the base of the bill in certain birds.

Botany. a tuft or growth of awns or the like, as on wheat or barley.

a barb or catch on an arrow, fishhook, knitting needle, crochet needle, etc.

Also called bevel neck. Printing.

the sloping part of a type that connects the face with the shoulder of the body.
British. the space on a type between the bottom of the face of an x-high character and the edge of the body, comprising both beard and shoulder.
the cross stroke on the stem of a capital G.

verb (used with object)

to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of: The hoodlums bearded the old man.

to oppose boldly; defy: It took courage for the mayor to beard the pressure groups.

to supply with a beard.

Origin of beard

before 900; Middle English berd, Old English beard; cognate with German Bart, Dutch baard, Late Latin Langobardi Long-beards, name of the Lombards, Crimean Gothic bars, Latin barba (> Welsh barf), Lithuanian barzdà, OCS brada, Russian borodá; European Indo-European *bHaer-dhā, perhaps akin to barley¹

SYNONYMS FOR beard

7 confront, brave, dare, face, challenge.

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OTHER WORDS FROM beard

beard·like, adjective un·beard, verb (used with object)

Words nearby beard

bear-hug, bearable, bearbaiting, bearberry, bearcat, beard, beard moss, beard the lion, beard worm, beard-stroking, bearded

Definition for beard (2 of 2)

Beard

[ beerd ]

/ bɪərd /

noun

Charles Austin,1874–1948, and his wife Mary, 1876–1958, U.S. historians.

Daniel Carter,1850–1941, U.S. artist and naturalist: organized the Boy Scouts of America in 1910.

James Andrew,1903–85, U.S. cooking teacher and food writer.

Example sentences from the Web for beard

Between 25 and 30, you’re trying to decide how much longer before you start growing a beard and calling yourself ‘Daddy.

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In the video his face is a little thinner, his beard ever so slightly longer.

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“It seems that the different standard is (based on) the length of the beard and outwardly display of piety,” Hamdani said.

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Hauchard converted to Islam in high school at 17, and is said to have suddenly begun wearing a beard and djellaba.

Showing the Faces of Its Murderers, ISIS Shows Its Global Reach |Tracy McNicoll |November 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

One of them fetched Manuel, nicknamed Barba (Spanish for beard), who was, of course, clean shaven.

Cocaine, Politicians and Wives: Inside the World’s Most Bizarre Prison |Jason Batansky |October 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He is an oldish man, not less than sixty, with his hair and beard bleached with the storms of many travels.

The Survivors of the Chancellor |Jules Verne
Be kind enough to add to the tunic, gilt sandals, and a vial of oil to anoint my beard and hair.

Thais |Anatole France
I rubbed my beard—I had none when I came into this dungeon first.

The Seats Of The Mighty, Complete |Gilbert Parker
His beard began at that time to grow grey, after which he trimmed it in the short fashion.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. IV. |Robert Kerr
For Louis wiped his beard on his sleeve and lay back hopelessly drunk.

Lords of the North |A. C. Laut

British Dictionary definitions for beard

beard

/ (bɪəd) /

noun

the hair growing on the lower parts of a man's face

any similar growth in animals

a tuft of long hairs in plants such as barley and wheat; awn

the gills of an oyster

a barb, as on an arrow or fish-hook

slang a woman who accompanies a homosexual man to give the impression that he is heterosexual

printing the part of a piece of type that connects the face with the shoulder

verb (tr)

to oppose boldly or impertinently

to pull or grasp the beard of

Derived forms of beard

bearded, adjective

Word Origin for beard

Old English beard; related to Old Norse barth, Old High German bart, Latin barba

Scientific definitions for beard

beard

[ bîrd ]

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.

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beard

noun

verb (used with object)

Origin of beard

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OTHER WORDS FROM beard

Words nearby beard

Definition for beard (2 of 2)

noun

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noun

verb (tr)

Derived forms of beard

Word Origin for beard

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