beard

  • 41beard — I. n. 1. Whiskers, hirsute appendage. 2. Guard. See barb. II. v. a. 1. Seize or pluck by the beard, pull one s beard. (In contempt.) 2. Defy, bid defiance to, oppose to the face …

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  • 42beard — 1 noun (C) 1 hair that grows around a man s chin compare moustache 2 something similar to a beard, such as hair growing on an animal s chin bearded adjective 2 verb (T) beard sb in their den to go and see someone who has influence or authority,… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43beard — 1. noun a black beard Syn: facial hair, whiskers, stubble, five o clock shadow, bristles; goatee, imperial, Vandyke 2. verb it was up to me to beard the bully Syn: confront, face, challenge, brave, come face to face with …

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  • 44béard — fam. (l /// lô) Byâ, la Byârda, lé Byârde (Albanais). A1) Joseph Béard, né le 25 février 1808, mort le 1er février 1872, médecin et poète patoisant Rumillien : Jozè Byâ (001). Une réédition de ses chansons patoises a été faite en 2006 par La… …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 45beard — See: LAUNCH UP ONE S SLEEVE or LAUGH IN ONE S SLEEVE or LAUGH IN ONE S BEARD …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 46beard — See: LAUNCH UP ONE S SLEEVE or LAUGH IN ONE S SLEEVE or LAUGH IN ONE S BEARD …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 47beard — n. [L. barba, beard] 1. Any tuft of filaments on any part of an organism. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) For Diptera, see mystax. 3. (MOLLUSCA) see byssus; bearded adj …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 48Beard —    The mode of wearing it was definitely prescribed to the Jews (Lev. 19:27; 21:5). Hence the import of Ezekiel s (5:1 4) description of the razor i.e., the agents of an angry providence being used against the guilty nation of the Jews. It was a… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 49beard — See: laugh up one s sleeve or laugh in one s sleeve or laugh in one s beard …

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  • 50beard — noun 1》 a growth of hair on the chin and lower cheeks of a man s face.     ↘an animal s growth or marking that is likened to a beard, such as the gills of an oyster.     ↘a tuft of hairs or bristles on certain plants. 2》 N. Amer. informal a woman …

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