Burnside
[ burn-sahyd ]
/ ˈbɜrnˌsaɪd /
noun
Ambrose Everett,1824–81,
Union general in the American Civil War.
Definition for burnside (2 of 2)
burnsides
[ burn-sahydz ]
/ ˈbɜrnˌsaɪdz /
plural noun
full whiskers and a mustache worn with the chin clean-shaven.
Origin of burnsides
1870–75,
Americanism; named after Gen. A. E.
Burnside
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British Dictionary definitions for burnside
burnsides
/ (ˈbɜːnˌsaɪdz) /
pl n
US
thick side whiskers worn with a moustache and clean-shaven chin
Word Origin for burnsides
C19: named after General A. E.
Burnside (1824–81), Union general in the US Civil War