beard (n.)

  1. the hair growing on the lower part of a mans face

    [ Syn: face fungus , whiskers ]

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

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

  4. hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals

  5. tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface

    [ Syn: byssus ]

    beard (v.)

  1. go along the rim, like a beard around the chin; Houses bearded the top of the heights'

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