burnside

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English

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General Ambrose Burnside. Photo by Mathew Brady

Etymology

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From Ambrose Burnside.

Noun

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burnside (plural burnsides)

  1. (especially in plural) A moustache, with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chin.

Usage notes

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This was later reformed as sideburn, see there.

Anagrams

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