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whiskered

[ hwis-kerd, wis- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

whiskered

/ ˈwɪskəd /

First recorded in 1755–65; whisker + -ed ³

A tall, broad-shouldered, red-whiskered man pushed through the crowd that was gathering about Matt.

(I mean the widow lady's whiskered companion)—I saw him eat pease with the very knife with which he had dissected the duck!

The door here opened and Duff entered on crutches, followed by a tall, sandy whiskered officer, who went up to Ralph at once.

His head angled into a long whiskered snout, so pointed that from above the shrew looked like a big pen.

The whiskered gentleman replied in a guttural tone, which proclaimed his origin to be German.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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