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barbate |
bearded, or having tufts resembling a beard, as oats or barley. |
barber |
to shave, trim, or style the hair or beard of. [1/2 definitions] |
beard |
to pull the beard of. [1/4 definitions] |
bearded |
having a substantial growth of beard. |
beardless |
combined form of beard. |
Father Time |
time personified as an old man with a long beard, usu. carrying a scythe. |
five o'clock shadow |
(informal) the later appearance of new beard growth on a man's face, even though he has shaved in the morning. |
gnu |
a large African antelope with an oxlike head, horns curving downward and outward, a beard and short mane, and a long tail. |
goatee |
a small beard on a man's chin, often trimmed to a tuft or point and resembling the beard of a goat. |
graybeard |
an old man, esp. one that is wise or has a gray beard. |
imperial2 |
a small, pointed beard grown on the lower lip and chin. |
mandrill |
a large West African baboon with a beard, crest, and mane, a tawny coat, and, on the mature male, bright blue and red ribbed markings on the face. |
sideburns |
a growth of hair or whiskers along the side of a man's face, esp. when the rest of the beard has been shaved off. |
smooth-shaven |
without a beard or mustache; clean-shaven. |
stubble |
a short, rough growth, esp. of a beard. [1/2 definitions] |
Uncle Sam |
a personification of the government or people of the United States as a tall thin man with a beard, wearing a top hat and red-and-white-striped trousers. [1/2 definitions] |
Vandyke beard |
a short beard trimmed to a point. |
wildebeest |
a large African antelope with an oxlike head, horns curving downward and outward, a beard and short mane, and a long tail; gnu. |
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