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bewhiskered

[ bih-hwis-kerd, -wis- ]

adjective

  1. having whiskers; bearded.
  2. ancient, as a witticism, expression, etc.; passé; hoary:

    a bewhiskered catchword of a bygone era.



bewhiskered

/ bɪˈwɪskəd /

adjective

  1. having whiskers on the cheeks
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bewhiskered1

First recorded in 1755–65; be- + whiskered
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Example Sentences

"Just between ourselves, I'm not a regular hermit," said the plump bewhiskered one, sitting gingerly on the edge of a frail chair.

Yet out of the whole box of masks it had been the Bengal Tiger's fiercely bewhiskered visage that had fascinated Flame the most.

Ding-dong caught one bewhiskered old fellow in the very act of abstracting a spark plug.

Let's go powder our noses while these bewhiskered gentlemen reap their beards.

Although ferociously bewhiskered, he is the mildest and best-natured man in town.

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