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Burnside, burnside U.S.|ˈbɜːnsaɪd|
[f. the proper name: see below.]
‘A style of beard such as that affected by General Burnside (1824–81), consisting of a mustache, whiskers, and a clean-shaven chin’ (Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1909). Freq. pl. Also attrib. Cf. side-burn (side n.1 27).
1875Cincinnati Enquirer 6 July 2/1 His whisker was of the Burnside type, consisting of mustache and ‘muttonchop’, the chin being perfectly clean. 1881I. M. Rittenhouse Jrnl. in Maud (1939) i. 36 The older one has lovely burn-sides. 1907Outing (U.S.) L. 279 Such various patterns of ornamental whiskers as the ‘Piccadilly Weeper’ (No. 2), the ‘Burnside’, etc. 1930Publishers' Weekly 8 Feb. 679 In the days of copper-toed boots and burnsides..our grandfathers were buying this book. |