sideburns

[ sahyd-burnz ]

/ ˈsaɪdˌbɜrnz /

short whiskers extending from the hairline to below the ears and worn with an unbearded chin.

the projections of the hairline forming a border on the face in front of each ear.

Origin of sideburns

1885–90, Americanism; alteration of burnsides

The extravagantly-coiffed cyclist had, however, shaved off his sideburns for today's ceremony in Buckingham Palace.

Arise Sir Bradley! |Tom Sykes |December 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Just writing those last two sentences makes me feel better than a guy with sideburns describing his first Cronut on Yelp.

How Salman Rushdie’s Tweet Put Me Off Twitter |Benjamin Anastas |July 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
There are details that make it seem so far away now: the sideburns, the wide flares, the cobblestones.

How Long, How Long Did We Sing that Song? |Colum McCann |June 16, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
He wore his brown mustache thick and let it grow back over his cheeks to join his sideburns.

Shaman |Robert Shea

And outwardly he remained a mild little figure with sideburns, kindly tolerant toward everyone.

Gargoyles |Ben Hecht

sideburns

/ (ˈsaɪdˌbɜːnz) /

a man's whiskers grown down either side of the face in front of the ears Also called: sideboards, side whiskers, (Austral) sidelevers

C19: variant of burnsides