Beard
Definition of Beard
Pronunciation: bērd | n. | 1. | | | 1. | The hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent parts of the human face, chiefly of male adults. | | 2. | (Zool.) The long hairs about the face in animals, as in the goat. | | 3. | (Bot.) Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn; as, the beard of grain. | | 4. | A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out. | | 5. | That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle. | | 6. | (Print.) That part of a type which is between the shoulder of the shank and the face. | | 7. | An imposition; a trick. | | v. t. | 1. | To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt. | | 2. | To oppose to the face; to set at defiance. | | 3. | To deprive of the gills; - used only of oysters and similar shellfish. |
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