sideburns

noun
/ˈsaɪd.bɜː(ɹ)nz/UK/ˈsaɪd.bɚnz/US

Etymology

Reformed from burnside, named after American Army general Ambrose Burnside (1824–1881), noted for his unusual facial hair.

Definitions

  1. Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of…

    Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for sideburns. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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