Side-whiskers

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of side whiskers. alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only
  2. 2
    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) wordnet

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burnsidemutton chopsideburn

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"Two gentlemen were awaiting us in the station—the one a tall, fair man with lion-like hair and beard and curiously penetrating light blue eyes; the other a small, alert person, very neat and dapper, in a frock-coat and gaiters, with trim little side-whiskers and an eye-glass."

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