—beard /bɪəd/ aep /bɪrd/
noun [C]
A1 the hair that some men allow to grow on the lower part of their face:
» a flowing white beard» He's growing a beard.» He shaved off his beard but kept his moustache.See picture: beard 
Thesaurus+: ↑Hair
F0 the long hair that grows under a goat's mouth
Thesaurus+: ↑The skin, hair and bone of non-human animals• • •
Extra Examples:» Are you growing a beard?» He had a sort of reddish beard.» Graham came back from holiday with a week's growth of beard on his chin.» He has a long, straggly grey beard.» He had a flowing white beard.verb [T] LITERARY ↑Verb Endings for beard
► F0 to face, meet, or deal with an unpleasant or frightening person in a brave or determined way: » With a nervous swallow he bearded the formidable-looking librarian behind the desk.Thesaurus+: ↑VisitingThesaurus+: ↑Debate and discussionThesaurus+: ↑Dealing with things or people , ↑Acting and acts , ↑Coping and not coping , ↑Tolerating and enduring