Beard
[bɪəd] or [bɪrd]
Definition
(noun.) hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals.
(noun.) the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
(noun.) a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality).
(noun.) a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses.
(verb.) go along the rim, like a beard around the chin; 'Houses bearded the top of the heights'.
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Definition
(n.) The hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent parts of the human face, chiefly of male adults.
(n.) The long hairs about the face in animals, as in the goat.
(n.) The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds
(n.) The appendages to the jaw in some Cetacea, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes.
(n.) The byssus of certain shellfish, as the muscle.
(n.) The gills of some bivalves, as the oyster.
(n.) In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies.
(n.) Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn; as, the beard of grain.
(n.) A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out.
(n.) That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.
(n.) That part of a type which is between the shoulder of the shank and the face.
(n.) An imposition; a trick.
(v. t.) To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt.
(v. t.) To oppose to the gills; to set at defiance.
(v. t.) To deprive of the gills; -- used only of oysters and similar shellfish.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Defy, challenge, dare, take or pluck by the beard, oppose to the face.
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Definition
n. the hair that grows on the chin and adjacent parts of a grown man's face: the tuft on the lower jaw of a goat seal &c.: the barbel of the cod loach &c.; prickles on the ears of corn: the barb of an arrow: the gills of oysters &c.—v.t. to take by the beard: to oppose to the face.—adj. Beard′ed having a beard: prickly: barbed.—n. Beard′-grass a kind of bearded grass.—adj. Beard′less.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of seeing a beard, denotes that some uncongenial person will oppose his will against yours, and there will be a fierce struggle for mastery, and you are likely to lose some money in the combat. Gray beard, signifies hard luck and quarrels. To see beard on women, foretells unpleasant associations and lingering illness. For some one to pull your beard, denotes that you will run a narrow risk if you do not lose property. To comb and admire it, shows that your vanity will grow with prosperity, making you detestable in the sight of many of your former companions. For a young woman to admire a beard, intimates her desire to leave celibacy; but she is threatened with an unfortunate marriage.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
n. The hair that is commonly cut off by those who justly execrate the absurd Chinese custom of shaving the head.
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Examples
- I'd like to see you with a beard. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- She is represented upon her monuments in masculine garb, and with a long beard as a symbol of wisdom. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I looked in the glass and saw myself looking like a fake doctor with a beard. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The sailor with the black beard got out, and spoke to the steward of the Rotterdam steamboat, which was to start next morning. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- His skin, nearly black, his matted hair and bristly beard, were signs of a long protracted misery. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- A tall man, sir, with a big black beard, dressed like a sailor. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Keimer wore his beard at full length, because somewhere in the Mosaic law it is said, _Thou shalt not mar the corners of thy beard_. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- In our poultry, a large tuft of feathers on the head is generally accompanied by a diminished comb, and a large beard by diminished wattles. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- There was a gray stubble of beard stippled over Primitivo's jaws, his lip and his neck. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- On opening my eyes, I beheld at my side an aged man, whose white beard descended to his middle. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I don't mind their beards, I said. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Their beards are not strong and thick. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I promise nothing, but leave all to time which, grey-beards say, bringeth everything to light. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- They wore great beards and ringletted long hair, tall caps and long robes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Alas, deformity and female beards are too common in Italy to attract attention. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Peter shaved the Oriental beards of his nobles and introduced Western costume. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They were tall, muscular, and very dark-skinned Bedouins, with inky black beards. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Previously most men had worn beards. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Not the nurses with beards of the field hospital. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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