[beerd] 
| 1. | the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache. |
| 2. | Zoology. a tuft, growth, or part resembling or suggesting a human beard, as the tuft of long hairs on the lower jaw of a goat or the cluster of hairlike feathers at the base of the bill in certain birds. |
| 3. | Botany. a tuft or growth of awns or the like, as on wheat or barley. |
| 4. | a barb or catch on an arrow, fishhook, knitting needle, crochet needle, etc. |
| 5. | Also called bevel neck. Printing.
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| 6. | to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of: The hoodlums bearded the old man. |
| 7. | to oppose boldly; defy: It took courage for the mayor to beard the pressure groups. |
| 8. | to supply with a beard. |
| beard (bîrd) Pronunciation Key
A tuft or group of hairs or bristles on certain plants, such as barley and wheat. The individual strands of a beard are attached to a sepal or petal. |