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sideburns
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
sideburns
(noun)
sideburns
/
ˈ
saɪdˌbɚnz/
noun
sideburns
/
ˈ
saɪdˌbɚnz/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of SIDEBURNS
[
plural
]
:
hair that grows on the side of a man's face in front of his ears
—
see
picture
at
beard
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