Burnside

Burn·side

B0565300 (bûrn′sīd′), Ambrose Everett 1824-1881. American general and politician known more for his side-whiskers (or sideburns) than for his career in the Union Army, which included defeats at Fredericksburg (1862) and Petersburg (1864).

burnside

(ˈbɜːnˌsaɪd) nland along the side of a burn

Burn•side

(ˈbɜrnˌsaɪd)

n. Ambrose E., 1824–81, Union general in the Civil War.

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Noun	1.	Burnside - United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)A. E. Burnside, Ambrose Everett Burnside
	2.	burnside - facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)sideburn, side-whiskers, mutton chopfacial hair - hair on the face (especially on the face of a man)