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hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses

a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)

hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses

The hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent parts of the human face, chiefly of male adults.

The long hairs about the face in animals, as in the goat.

The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds

The appendages to the jaw in some Cetacea, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes.

The byssus of certain shellfish, as the muscle.

The gills of some bivalves, as the oyster.

In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.

Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn; as, the beard of grain.

A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.

That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.

That part of a type which is between the shoulder of the shank and the face.

An imposition; a trick.

To oppose to the gills; to set at defiance.

To deprive of the gills; - used only of oysters and similar shellfish.

The hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent parts of the human face, chiefly of male adults.

The long hairs about the face in animals, as in the goat.

The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds

The appendages to the jaw in some Cetacea, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes.

The byssus of certain shellfish, as the muscle.

The gills of some bivalves, as the oyster.

In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.

Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn; as, the beard of grain.

A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.

That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.

That part of a type which is between the shoulder of the shank and the face.

An imposition; a trick.

To oppose to the gills; to set at defiance.

To deprive of the gills; - used only of oysters and similar shellfish.

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.

To take by the beard; oppose face to face; to defy; as, to beard the lion in his den.

Bearded.

Bearded.

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.

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.

To take by the beard: to oppose to the face.

Hair growing on the face; a barb; prickle.

To pluck by the beard; oppose to the face.

To take by the beard; defy.

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.

The hair which covers a part of the cheek, the lips, and chin of the male sex, at the age of puberty.

n. [Anglo-Saxon , Latin] The hair that grows on the chin, and adjacent parts of the face ;-the long stiff hairs on a plant ; the awn.

The hair that grows on the lips and chin; sharp prickles growing upon the ears of corn; a barb on an arrow.