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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024beard /bɪrd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- hair growing on the lower part of the face:I shaved my beard before the interview.
- Biologya similar growth on the chin of some animals:the beard of a goat.
v. [~ + object] - to oppose (someone) boldly;
defy:It took courage for him to beard the board of directors.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Mar•y (mâr′ē),USA pronunciation n. - Religion, BiographicalAlso called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus.
- the sister of Lazarus and Martha. Luke 10:38–42;
John 11:1,2. - BiographicalSee Mary, Queen of Scots.
- Biographical(Princess Victoria Mary of Teck) 1867–1953, Queen of England 1910–36 (wife of George V).
- Slang TermsSlang (often offensive). a male homosexual.
- a female given name.
- Hebrew Miryām
- Greek
- Late Latin
- Middle English Marie, Old English Maria bef. 1000
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024beard (bērd),USA pronunciation n. - the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- Zoologya tuft, growth, or part resembling or suggesting a human beard, as the tuft of long hairs on the lower jaw of a goat or the cluster of hairlike feathers at the base of the bill in certain birds.
- Botanya tuft or growth of awns or the like, as on wheat or barley.
- a barb or catch on an arrow, fishhook, knitting needle, crochet needle, etc.
- PrintingAlso called bevel neck.
- Printingthe sloping part of a type that connects the face with the shoulder of the body.
- Printing[Brit.]the space on a type between the bottom of the face of an x-high character and the edge of the body, comprising both beard and shoulder.
- Printingthe cross stroke on the stem of a capital G. See diag. under type.
v.t. - to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of:The hoodlums bearded the old man.
- to oppose boldly;
defy:It took courage for the mayor to beard the pressure groups. - to supply with a beard.
- bef. 900; Middle English berd, Old English beard; cognate with German Bart, Dutch baard, Late Latin Langobardi Long-beards, name of the Lombards, Crimean Gothic bars, Latin barba ( Welsh barf ), Lithuanian barzdà, Old Church Slavonic brada, Russian borodá; European Indo-European * bHaer-dhā, perh. akin to barley1
beard′like′, adj. - 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged confront, brave, dare, face, challenge.
Beard (bērd),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Charles Austin, 1874–1948, and his wife Mary, 1876–1958, U.S. historians.
- Biographical Daniel Carter, 1850–1941, U.S. artist and naturalist: organized the Boy Scouts of America in 1910.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Mary / ˈmɛərɪ/ n - Saint. Also called: the Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus, believed to have conceived and borne him while still a virgin; she was married to Joseph (Matthew 1:18–25). Major feast days: Feb 2, Mar 25, May 31, Aug 15, Sept 8
- the sister of Martha and Lazarus (Luke 10:38–42; John 11:1–2)
- original name Princess Mary of Teck. 1867–1953, queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (1910–36) by marriage to George V
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