burnside
burnside · burnsides
A moustache, with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chinA moustache, with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chin.
US/bˈɝnsˌaɪd/
Meaning
1 senses(especially, plural)A moustache, with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chin.
More definitions
- facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
- United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
Origin
From Ambrose Burnside.From Ambrose Burnside.
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Forms
plural: burnsidesSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off):sideburnmutton chopside-whiskers
- United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881):Ambrose BurnsideA. E. BurnsideAmbrose Everett Burnside