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muttonchop

noun

Etymology

From mutton + chop. The hairstyle is named after the typical shape of these cuts.

  1. inherited from choppen
  2. compounded as muttonchop — “mutton + chop”

Definitions

  1. A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.

  2. A facial hairstyle consisting of long, usually shaped sideburns extending well below the…

    A facial hairstyle consisting of long, usually shaped sideburns extending well below the earlobes without a beard.

    • He had a fresh complexion, eyes of that common uncertain shade of gray, and was closely shaven except for the incipient muttonchops on his ruddy cheeks.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA