burnside
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Burnside
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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Noun
1.2.1
Usage notes
1.3
Anagrams
English
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General Ambrose Burnside.
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Etymology
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From
Ambrose Burnside
.
Noun
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]
burnside
(
plural
burnsides
)
(
especially in plural
)
A
moustache
, with
whiskers
on the
cheeks
but no
beard
on the
chin
.
Usage notes
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This was later reformed as
sideburn
, see there.
Anagrams
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]
Burdines
,
Rubenids
,
sideburn
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