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Definition of Sideburn
1. Noun. Facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off).
Definition of Sideburn
1. Noun. A style of facial hair with hair growing next to the ear down to the bend in the jaw. ¹
2. Noun. (UK smoking uncountable) the unwanted rapid burning down one side of a cigarette that has been ineptly rolled. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sideburn
Literary usage of Sideburn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Overview of Affirmative Action: Hearing Before the Committee on the edited by Hank Brown (1998)
"... saying people would agree to business deals over the phone, but renege when
they saw him dressed in black garb, yarmulke and sideburn hair curls. ..."
2. The Log of the Snark by Charmian London (1915)
"One Tanese, a spry, slender soul, with near-set black eyes, wore sideburn whiskers
combined with a fierce moustache. Another, a holy-mannered, ..."
3. Marriage Licences Granted Within the Archdeaconry of Chester in the Diocese by William Fergusson Irvine (1907)
"... Martin, Preacher at Win wick, 113 sideburn, Martin, Clerk, Curate of Gorton,
58 Starkie, Lawrence, Curate of Sefton, 166 Tace [or Tacie], Edward, Clerk, ..."
4. Marriage Licences Granted Within the Archdeaconry of Chester in the Diocese by William Fergusson Irvine (1907)
"A clandestine marriage solemnised by Martin sideburn, Clerk, Curate of Gorton, Lane.
„ 3 Thomas Bradbury, Parish of ..."
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