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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.

beardless [ˈbɪədlɪs]
adj
1. without a beard
2. too young to grow a beard; immature
beardlessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.beardlessbeardless - having no beard                      
shaved, shaven - having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin
2.beardless - lacking hair on the face; "a smooth-faced boy of 14 years"
hairless - having no hair or fur; "a Mexican Hairless is about the size of a fox terrier and hairless except for a tufts on the head and tail"
Translations
beardless [ˈbɪədlɪs] ADJbarbilampiño, lampiño; [youth] → imberbe
beardless
adjbartlos; beardless youthMilchbart m (pej inf), → Milchgesicht nt (pej inf)


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When everything was ready, the stranger opened his eyes, moved to the table, filled a tumbler with tea for himself and one for the beardless old man to whom he passed it.
A beardless youth, one of those society youths whom the old Prince Shtcherbatsky called "young bucks," in an exceedingly open waistcoat, straightening his white tie as he went, bowed to them, and after running by, came back to ask Kitty for a quadrille.
The soft bloom of youth still lay upon the brown cheek, a smile half parted the beardless lips.
 
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