Muttonchop

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
  2. 2
    A facial hairstyle consisting of long, usually shaped sideburns extending well below the earlobes without a beard. figuratively, in-plural

    "He had a fresh complexion, eyes of that common uncertain shade of gray, and was closely shaven except for the incipient muttonchops on his ruddy cheeks."

Synonyms

All synonyms
mutton chop whiskersmutton-chop whiskers

Example

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"He had a fresh complexion, eyes of that common uncertain shade of gray, and was closely shaven except for the incipient muttonchops on his ruddy cheeks."

Etymology

From mutton + chop. The hairstyle is named after the typical shape of these cuts.

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