BEARD
\bˈi͡əd], \bˈiəd], \b_ˈiə_d]\
Definitions of BEARD
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
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the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
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a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
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a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
By Princeton University
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hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
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the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
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a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent parts of the human face, chiefly of male adults.
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The long hairs about the face in animals, as in the goat.
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The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds
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The appendages to the jaw in some Cetacea, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes.
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The byssus of certain shellfish, as the muscle.
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The gills of some bivalves, as the oyster.
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In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.
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Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn; as, the beard of grain.
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A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.
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That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.
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That part of a type which is between the shoulder of the shank and the face.
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An imposition; a trick.
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To oppose to the gills; to set at defiance.
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To deprive of the gills; - used only of oysters and similar shellfish.
By Oddity Software
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The hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent parts of the human face, chiefly of male adults.
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The long hairs about the face in animals, as in the goat.
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The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds
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The appendages to the jaw in some Cetacea, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes.
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The byssus of certain shellfish, as the muscle.
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The gills of some bivalves, as the oyster.
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In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.
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Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn; as, the beard of grain.
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A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.
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That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.
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That part of a type which is between the shoulder of the shank and the face.
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An imposition; a trick.
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To oppose to the gills; to set at defiance.
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To deprive of the gills; - used only of oysters and similar shellfish.
By Noah Webster.
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The hair that grows on the human face, chiefly of male adults; anything which resembles this hairy growth; as, the beard of a goat; the bristle like hairs on the heads of barley and other grains.
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To take by the beard; oppose face to face; to defy; as, to beard the lion in his den.
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Bearded.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Bearded.
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Any of the arrangements of hairs on the heads of animals which resemble a man's beard; the barbed or bristly hair-like outgrowths on grain.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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The hair that grows on the chin and adjacent parts: prickles on the ears of corn: the barb of an arrow: the gills of oysters, etc.
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To take by the beard: to oppose to the face.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To take by the beard; defy.
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The hair on a man's face, especially on the chin; also, any similar growth or appendage; an awn, as of grass; the barb of an arrow, etc.
By James Champlin Fernald
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The hair which covers a part of the cheek, the lips, and chin of the male sex, at the age of puberty.
By Robley Dunglison
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