sideburns
plural noun
side·burns ˈsīd-ˌbərnz 
1
: side-whiskers
2
: continuations of the hairline in front of the ears
sideburned
ˈsīd-ˌbərnd
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web At first, the tool was used primarily to shape the angles of sideburns and hairlines. 
Melanie Curry, Good Housekeeping, 13 Sep. 2022 Then, of course, there are rat tails and sideburns peppered in, and some will have their real look polished with a bit of Oribe Run-Through Detangling Primer, or roughed up with Gold Lust Dry Shampoo. Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2022 The hair work consisted of a full wig with neck-hair additions, an under beard, sideburns, split chin pieces, a mustache and nostril hair. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 31 Aug. 2022 Jessie says that the soft perimeters (aka the sideburns) of Demi's cut make the look more feminine. Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 25 July 2022 Styled with a permanently furrowed brow and some pretty mean sideburns, Evans plays one of the exes, Lucas Lee, in this unique and entertaining film. Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Aug. 2022 That meant giving the men in that environment scroungy beards and longer sideburns to reflect the era. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 June 2022 Hauser, who has very effectively found unnerving vulnerability in real-life figures like Richard Jewell and Shawn Eckardt, presents Larry initially through key external traits like his reedy voice and bushy sideburns. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2022 Milling on the sidewalk were men with wide ties and sideburns, women wearing polyester and bouffant hairdos. John Kelly, Washington Post, 14 June 2022 See More
Melanie Curry, Good Housekeeping, 13 Sep. 2022 Then, of course, there are rat tails and sideburns peppered in, and some will have their real look polished with a bit of Oribe Run-Through Detangling Primer, or roughed up with Gold Lust Dry Shampoo. Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2022 The hair work consisted of a full wig with neck-hair additions, an under beard, sideburns, split chin pieces, a mustache and nostril hair. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 31 Aug. 2022 Jessie says that the soft perimeters (aka the sideburns) of Demi's cut make the look more feminine. Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 25 July 2022 Styled with a permanently furrowed brow and some pretty mean sideburns, Evans plays one of the exes, Lucas Lee, in this unique and entertaining film. Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Aug. 2022 That meant giving the men in that environment scroungy beards and longer sideburns to reflect the era. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 June 2022 Hauser, who has very effectively found unnerving vulnerability in real-life figures like Richard Jewell and Shawn Eckardt, presents Larry initially through key external traits like his reedy voice and bushy sideburns. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2022 Milling on the sidewalk were men with wide ties and sideburns, women wearing polyester and bouffant hairdos. John Kelly, Washington Post, 14 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
anagram of burnsides
First Known Use
1876, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
sideburns
noun plural
side·burns ˈsīd-ˌbərnz
: hair growing on the side of the face in front of the ears