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beard⋅less

  [beerd-lis]
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–adjective
1. having no beard or one shaved close to the skin.
2. (of a male) very young or immature.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME; see beard, -less

Related forms:
beard⋅less⋅ness, noun
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beard   (bîrd)   
n.  

  1. The hair on a man's chin, cheeks, and throat.

  2. A hairy or hairlike growth such as that on or near the face of certain mammals.

  3. A tuft or group of hairs or bristles on certain plants, such as barley and wheat.

  4. One who serves to divert suspicion or attention from another.

  5. Printing The raised slope on a piece of type between the shoulder or counter and the face. Also called neck.

tr.v.   beard·ed, beard·ing, beards

  1. To furnish with a beard.

  2. To confront boldly.


[Middle English berd, from Old English beard; see bhardh-ā- in Indo-European roots.]
beard'less adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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