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View synonyms for burnsides
burnsides
[ burn-sahydz ]
plural noun
- full whiskers and a mustache worn with the chin clean-shaven.
burnsides
/ ˈbɜːnˌsaɪdz /
plural noun
- thick side whiskers worn with a moustache and clean-shaven chin
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Word History and Origins
Origin of burnsides1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; named after General A.E. Burnside
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Word History and Origins
Origin of burnsides1
C19: named after General A. E. Burnside (1824–81), Union general in the US Civil War
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