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View synonyms for side whiskers

side whiskers

plural noun

  1. whiskers worn long and with the chin clean-shaven.


side whiskers

plural noun

  1. another name for sideburns


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Other Words From

  • side-whiskered adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of side whiskers1

First recorded in 1805–15

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Example Sentences

He was a short, thickset man with white side whiskers, and looked like an infuriated Santa Claus, for he was covered with snow.

Manny a face wearin' side whiskers an' gold rimmed specs peers fr'm th' windows iv th' black Maria.

He is a smug, self-satisfied looking man of about thirty-five, smooth-shaven, except for small side-whiskers.

The word has an Early Victorian sound that suggests side-whiskers and leg-of-mutton trousers.

He had a stern, square face, with bushy side whiskers and a very questioning eye.

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