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Beard

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Beard  (bîrd), Charles Austin 1874-1948.
American historian and educator who explored the economic aspects of history in works such as An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution (1913). His view that the document was based on its formulators' economic self-interests profoundly affected the study of American history.

Beard, Daniel Carter Known as "Dan." 1850-1941.
American writer and illustrator. In 1905 he founded the Sons of Daniel Boone, which in 1910 became the first Boy Scout organization in the United States.

Beard, James Andrew 1903-1985.
American cookery expert widely considered to be one of the foremost authorities on American cuisine.

Beard, Mary Ritter 1876-1958.
American historian and feminist. She shared her husband Charles's economic view of history and collaborated with him on The Rise of American Civilization (first volume 1927), in which they characterized the Civil War as the "second American Revolution," perpetrated by Northern capitalists over Southern plantation owners for economic gain.

beard  (bîrd)
n.
1. The hair on a man's chin, cheeks, and throat.
2. A hairy or hairlike growth such as that on or near the face of certain mammals.
3. A tuft or group of hairs or bristles on certain plants, such as barley and wheat.
4. One who serves to divert suspicion or attention from another.
5. Printing The raised slope on a piece of type between the shoulder or counter and the face. Also called neck.
tr.v. beard·ed, beard·ing, beards
1. To furnish with a beard.
2. To confront boldly.

[Middle English berd, from Old English beard; see bhardh-- in Indo-European roots.]

beardless adj.

beard [bɪəd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the hair growing on the lower parts of a man's face
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any similar growth in animals
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a tuft of long hairs in plants such as barley and wheat; awn
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the gills of an oyster
5. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a barb, as on an arrow or fish-hook
6. Slang a woman who accompanies a homosexual man to give the impression that he is heterosexual
7. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing the part of a piece of type that connects the face with the shoulder
vb (tr)
1. to oppose boldly or impertinently
2. to pull or grasp the beard of
[Old English beard; related to Old Norse barth, Old High German bart, Latin barba]
bearded  adj

beard  (bîrd)
A tuft or group of hairs or bristles on certain plants, such as barley and wheat. The individual strands of a beard are attached to a sepal or petal.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Beardbeard - the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
adult male body, man's body - the body of an adult man
facial hair - hair on the face (especially on the face of a man)
fuzz - the first beard of an adolescent boy
imperial, imperial beard - a small tufted beard worn by Emperor Napoleon III
beaver - a full beard
moustache, mustache - an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip; "he looked younger after he shaved off his mustache"
goatee - a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard
stubble - short stiff hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days
vandyke beard, vandyke - a short pointed beard (named after the artist Anthony Vandyke)
Attilio, soul patch - a small patch of facial hair just below the lower lip and above the chin
face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
2.beard - a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses
fuzz, tomentum, hair - filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz"
awn - slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses
3.beard - a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality)
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
4.beard - hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
caprine animal, goat - any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
hair - a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss; "he combed his hair"; "each hair consists of layers of dead keratinized cells"
5.Beardbeard - tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
fiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
Verb1.beard - go along the rim, like a beard around the chin; "Houses bearded the top of the heights"
rim - run around the rim of; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate"

beard
noun whiskers, bristles, stubble, goatee, facial hair, five-o'clock shadow Charlie's bushy black beard
Translations
beard [bɪəd]
A. N
1.barba f
to have or wear a beardllevar barba
2. (Bot) → arista f
B. VTdesafiar

beard [ˈbɪərd] nbarbe f
to have a beard → être barbu (e)
He's got a beard → Il est barbu.
a man with a beard → un barbu
to grow a beard → se laisser pousser la barbe

beard
n
Bart m; (full-face) → Vollbart m; a man with a beardein Mann mit Bart; a two-day or three-day beard (hum)ein Dreitagebart m (inf); a week’s (growth of) beardein eine Woche alter Bart; small pointed beardSpitzbart m
(of goat, bird)Bart m; (of fish also)Barthaare pl; (of grain)Grannen pl
vt (= confront)ansprechen; to beard somebody about somethingjdn auf etw (acc)hin ansprechen; to beard the lion in his den (Brit fig) → sich in die Höhle des Löwen wagen

beard [bɪəd]
1. nbarba
2. vt to beard the lion in his den (hum) → affrontare il nemico in casa sua

beard [bɪəd]
1. nbarba
2. vt to beard the lion in his den (hum) → affrontare il nemico in casa sua

beard
n beard [biəd]
1 the hair that grows on the chin a man's beard; a goat's beard. baard لِحْيَهَ брада vous(y), bradka skæg der Bart γένι barba habe ریش parta barbe זָקָן दाढ़ी brada szakáll janggut skegg barba あごひげ 턱수염 barzda bārda janggut baard skjegg broda barba barbă борода brada brada brada skägg เครา sakal 鬍鬚 борода داڑھی râu
2 a group of hair-like tufts on an ear of corn the beard on barley. baard حَسَكُ الُّنْبُلَه осил osiny hår die Grannen τούφα arista ohe کاکل روی گیاهان akana barbe, arête זָקָן दाढ़ी vlati toklász rambut jagung hár, tÿtur, þræðir resta のぎ (보리, 옥수수 등의) 까락, 까끄라기 akuotai akots jejanggut baard skjegg, snerp wąsy barba barbă (a spicului) ость osť resa niti na klipu kukuruza agnborst ขนแหลมที่รวงข้าว püskül, başak kılçığı (植物的)芒 остюк باجرے ، مکئی کے بال ngạnh)芒
adj bearded
bearded men. bebaarde مُلتحِ، ذو لِحْيَه брадат vousatý skægget bärtig γενειοφόρος con barba, barbudo habemega ریش دار parrakas barbu מזוּקַן दाढ़ी वाला bradat szakállas berjanggut skeggjaður barbuto あごひげをはやした 수염이 있는 barzdotas bārdains; akotains orang berjanggut gebaard skjegget brodaty barbudo bărbos, cu barbă бородатый bradatý bradat bradat skäggig, skäggprydd ที่มีเครา sakallı 有鬍鬚的 бородатий ڈاڑھی والے ، باریش آدمی có râu; có ngạnh

Beard لحية vousy skæg Bart μούσι barba parta barbe brada barba あごひげ 턱수염 baard skjegg broda barba борода skägg เครา sakal râu 胡须


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A hand, clutching a water-bottle, became visible and the ginger beard bent downward to fill the bottle.
"So that was how we moved from the cave to the tree," old Long- Beard spoke up.
Beard (the captain's name was Beard) came from Colchester to see the old man.
 
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