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side·board  (sdbôrd, -brd)
n.
1. A piece of dining room furniture having drawers and shelves for linens and tableware.
2. A board that forms a side or part of a side: the sideboards of a skating rink.
3. sideboards Chiefly British Sideburns.
[Sense 3, probably alteration of sideburns.]
sideboards or esp US & Canad sideburns
Noun, pl
a man's whiskers grown down either side of the face in front of the ears
Translations
sideboards [ˈsaɪdbɔːdz] (BRIT), sideburns [ˈsaɪdbəːnz] npl → patillas fpl
sideboards (Brit) [ˈsaɪdbɔːdz], sideburns [ˈsaɪdbəːnz] side npl (= whiskers) → pattes fpl
sideboards [ˈsaɪdbɔːdz] (BRIT), sideburns [ˈsaɪdbəːnz] npl (= whiskers) → basette fpl


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Mary folks prefer plush brocade and sideboards with mirrors and ornamentations, I fancy.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
High oaken sideboards, inlaid with ebony, stood at the two extremities of the room, and upon their shelves glittered china, porcelain, and glass of inestimable value.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
The dining-room, paved in black and white stone, not ceiled, and its beams painted, was furnished with one of those enormous sideboards with marble tops, required by the war waged in the provinces against the human stomach.
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