side whiskers
plural noun
whiskers worn long and with the chin clean-shaven.
Origin of side whiskers
1First recorded in 1805–15
Other words from side whiskers
- side-whiskered, adjective
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How to use side whiskers in a sentence
Down the gravel walk of the mansion across the road came strolling its owner, silk-hatted, side-whiskered, benignant.
Cy Whittaker's Place | Joseph C. LincolnHowever, Albert,' says she to the side-whiskered man, 'you had better give the girl our usual tip.
The Depot Master | Joseph C. Lincoln"Perhaps you might show him my flower gardens as you go away," said the side-whiskered man.
Those Times And These | Irvin S. Cobb
British Dictionary definitions for side whiskers
side whiskers
pl n
another name for sideburns
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