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Definition of Sideburns
1. Noun. Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sideburns
1. [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sideburns
Literary usage of Sideburns
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Popular Theatre by George Jean Nathan (1918)
"To the Criterion to view Mr. John Drew in sideburns entitled " Major Pendennis.
... Inspiration of the sideburns, the Thackeray novel. "October 30, 1916. ..."
2. Fifty Years a Detective by Thomas Furlong (1912)
"He wore short sideburns and a mustache, of which he took great care. He had
previously stated that he would be able to pick out the men whom he had seen ..."
3. The Theatre of Violence: Narratives of Protagonists in the South African by Don Foster, Paul Haupt, Maresa de Beer (2005)
"10 The sideburns and the moustaches are seemingly ubiquitous: Gideon Nieuwoudt
is described as 'the last non-impersonator alive with Elvis Presley ..."
4. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1913)
"... THIN FELLOW, WITH SANDY sideburns. PROBABLY A FLOOR-WALKER IN SOME SHOP, WITH
A PERPETUAL SMILE'" my invitation, and I make it doubly warm. ..."
5. The Temple of Apollo Bassitas by Frederick A. Cooper (1996)
"sideburns. 4: Greek. Holes in top and bottom of right fist for spear. Left arm
is extended behind BM 537:3. 147. BM 538 PI. 48 1: Amazon. ..."
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