What (who) is sideburn - definition
PATCHES OF FACIAL HAIR GROWN ON THE SIDES OF THE FACE
Sideburn; Mutton chop; Muttonchops; Mutton chops; Sideboards; Muttonchop; Lambchop sideburns; Burnside's Invention; Muttonchop sideburns; Side whiskers; Mutton Chop
sideburn
¦ noun a strip of hair grown by a man down each side of the face in front of his ears.
Origin
C19: orig. burnside, from the name of the American general Ambrose Burnside, who affected this style.
Sideburns
Sideburns, sideboards, or side whiskers are facial hair grown on the sides of the face, extending from the hairline to run parallel to or beyond the ears. The term sideburns is a 19th-century corruption of the original burnsides, named after American Civil War general Ambrose Burnside, a man known for his unusual facial hairstyle that connected thick sideburns by way of a moustache, but left the chin clean-shaven.
sideburns
If a man has sideburns, he has a strip of hair growing down the side of each cheek.
...a young man with long sideburns.
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Sideburns
Sideburns, sideboards, or side whiskers are facial hair grown on the sides of the face, extending from the hairline to run parallel to or beyond the ears. The term sideburns is a 19th-century corruption of the original burnsides, named after American Civil War general Ambrose Burnside, a man known for his unusual facial hairstyle that connected thick sideburns by way of a moustache, but left the chin clean-shaven.
Examples of use of sideburn
1. Mandy was on his way to lecture the Fabian Society about Europe, reports our surveyor, who also notes that Just For Men users should be mindful of the telltale sideburn area, where rapid regrowth demands extra attention.
2. The 60–acre campus on Sideburn Road just south of George Mason University has 4'1,21' square feet in a seemingly endless two–story building of light brown brick with blue trim.