SIDEBURN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sideburn mean? 

• SIDEBURN (noun)
  The noun SIDEBURN has 1 sense:

1. facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)

  Familiarity information: SIDEBURN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIDEBURN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

burnside; mutton chop; side-whiskers; sideburn

Hypernyms ("sideburn" is a kind of...):

facial hair (hair on the face (especially on the face of a man))