side whiskers

American  

plural noun

1. whiskers worn long and with the chin clean-shaven.

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side whiskers British  

plural noun

1. another name for sideburns

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Other Word Forms

• side-whiskered adjective

Etymology

Origin of side whiskers

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

And, as the internet frenzy surrounding his signature side whiskers suggests, the reluctant influencer has barely hit the start button on his fashion influence.

From New York Times

At 33, Erasmus resembled Charles: high forehead, easy smile, side whiskers.

From New York Times

One scholar described Burleson as having "a round, almost chubby face, a hook nose, gray and rather cold eyes and short side whiskers. With his conservative black suit and eccentric round-brim hat, he closely resembled an English cleric."

From Salon

Beard styles such as Side Whiskers and the Zappa are approved but the Garibaldi and French Fork can interfere with the valve and prevent the respirator working properly.

From BBC

Woodrow Wilson deemed Chester A. Arthur “a nonentity with side whiskers.”

From Los Angeles Times