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View synonyms for burnsides

burnsides

[ burn-sahydz ]

plural noun

  1. full whiskers and a mustache worn with the chin clean-shaven.


burnsides

/ ˈbɜːnˌsaɪdz /

plural noun

  1. 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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