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Definition beard in British English

beard noun

[countable] noun
/bɪə(r)d/
1

hair that grows on a man's chin and cheeks

Example

his thick white beard

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1.1

hair that grows on the face of an animal such as a goat

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2

a man with a beard

Example

If this beard doesn't stop taking photos of me I'm going to clock him one.

3

a woman who accompanies a gay man socially so that people will think he is straight; (less frequently) a man who accompanies a gay woman for the same reason

Definition beard in British English