26984 words

whiskers

2 definitions • 6 examples
1
the hair growing on a man's face, especially the sides and/or the lower part:

Examples:

I haven't shaved for a week, I'm getting some whiskers!
Are you going to do something about your whiskers?
Darwin had some thick whiskers.
His hair and whiskers were grey but his beard was dark.
He stroked his whiskers as he spoke.
He was sporting Victorian whiskers and a splendid waxed moustache.
2
the hair that grows on a man’s face; beard

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