nosebeard

noun

Etymology

From nose + beard.

  1. inherited from *bʰardʰeh₂
  2. inherited from *bardaz
  3. inherited from *bard
  4. inherited from beard
  5. inherited from berd
  6. formed as nosebeard — “nose + beard

Definitions

  1. Moustache.

    • He was looking full-on at me. An overgrown nosebeard, brown hairs overlapping onto his white chinstrap.

The neighborhood

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