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单词 sideburn
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Definition of sideburn in English:

sideburn

noun ˈsʌɪdbəːnˈsaɪdˌbərn
usually sideburns
  • A strip of hair grown by a man down each side of the face in front of his ears.

    he kept his small moustache and sideburns neatly trimmed
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He has short black hair which is tight and curly, sideburns and a goatee beard.
    • He is white, in his 20s, 5ft 8in, with collar-length, untidy light brown hair and sideburns.
    • I used to worry about it as a teenager, not being able to grow sideburns like other guys in my circle of friends.
    • A composite sketch was released yesterday of a man with dark hair short in front, longer in back long sideburns and a goatee.
    • So if your hair is very short, don't leave your sideburns thick and long.
    • We also have a ban on facial hair, which includes sideburns.
    • There were dozens of men in the crowd who'd clearly gone to considerable effort to cultivate the famous towering quiff and sideburns combo.
    • He had scruffy short, possibly cropped, brown hair with sideburns running down past his ears.
    • He had blonde unkempt hair but respectably short sideburns, and he wore blue jeans and one of those awful V-neck golfing sweaters.
    • To keep your sideburns trimmed, an electric razor would be most effective.
    • On one mission to London he thought it best to grow sideburns and sport a tweed cap.
    • He had dark brown longish hair, subtle sideburns, and these soulful, heavy-lidded eyes.
    • He quickly went to shaving, trimming up his sideburns and removing straggling hairs on his chin.
    • With a full handlebar moustache and sideburns, which took several weeks to grow, he was every bit the memorable family doctor.
    • He had short thick black hair with long sideburns and wore a distinctive gold-coloured summer jacket, zipped up, with black or dark blue joggers or trousers.
    • The man was young, olive-skinned, with black hair, sideburns, a moustache, and sparkling blue eyes.
    • It was an unlikely boast from the fair-skinned figure with the sideburns and thinning hair.
    • Stick to classic sideburns as opposed to the kind that take over your face or have a life of their own.
    • I invaded the circle of light, speculated about their faces bristling with sideburns and goatees.
    • He is 17 or 18 years old, of stocky build and has Afro hair and sideburns.
    Synonyms
    facial hair, whiskers, stubble, designer stubble, five o'clock shadow, bristles

Origin

Late 19th century: originally burnside, from the name of General Burnside (1824–81), who wore sideburns.

 
 

Definition of sideburn in US English:

sideburn

nounˈsīdˌbərnˈsaɪdˌbərn
usually sideburns
  • A strip of hair grown by a man down each side of the face in front of his ears.

    he kept his small moustache and sideburns neatly trimmed
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The man was young, olive-skinned, with black hair, sideburns, a moustache, and sparkling blue eyes.
    • He had scruffy short, possibly cropped, brown hair with sideburns running down past his ears.
    • On one mission to London he thought it best to grow sideburns and sport a tweed cap.
    • He had short thick black hair with long sideburns and wore a distinctive gold-coloured summer jacket, zipped up, with black or dark blue joggers or trousers.
    • We also have a ban on facial hair, which includes sideburns.
    • I used to worry about it as a teenager, not being able to grow sideburns like other guys in my circle of friends.
    • He has short black hair which is tight and curly, sideburns and a goatee beard.
    • It was an unlikely boast from the fair-skinned figure with the sideburns and thinning hair.
    • He is white, in his 20s, 5ft 8in, with collar-length, untidy light brown hair and sideburns.
    • There were dozens of men in the crowd who'd clearly gone to considerable effort to cultivate the famous towering quiff and sideburns combo.
    • He quickly went to shaving, trimming up his sideburns and removing straggling hairs on his chin.
    • He is 17 or 18 years old, of stocky build and has Afro hair and sideburns.
    • Stick to classic sideburns as opposed to the kind that take over your face or have a life of their own.
    • So if your hair is very short, don't leave your sideburns thick and long.
    • With a full handlebar moustache and sideburns, which took several weeks to grow, he was every bit the memorable family doctor.
    • To keep your sideburns trimmed, an electric razor would be most effective.
    • He had dark brown longish hair, subtle sideburns, and these soulful, heavy-lidded eyes.
    • A composite sketch was released yesterday of a man with dark hair short in front, longer in back long sideburns and a goatee.
    • I invaded the circle of light, speculated about their faces bristling with sideburns and goatees.
    • He had blonde unkempt hair but respectably short sideburns, and he wore blue jeans and one of those awful V-neck golfing sweaters.
    Synonyms
    facial hair, whiskers, stubble, designer stubble, five o'clock shadow, bristles

Origin

Late 19th century: originally burnside, from the name of General Burnside (1824–81), who wore sideburns.

 
 
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