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Sideburns

PRONUNCIATION: (SYDE-burnz) http://wordsmith.org/words/sideburns.mp3 MEANING: (plural noun), Growths of hair down the sides of a man’s face in front of the ears, especially when worn with the rest of the beard shaved off. ETYMOLOGY: Alteration of burnsides. After Ambrose Everett Burnside … Continue reading

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