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side whiskers
plural noun
- whiskers worn long and with the chin clean-shaven.
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Other Words From
- side-whiskered adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of side whiskers1
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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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