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bearded.

Having a beard; involving a beard.

7 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈbɪədɪd/UK/ˈbɪədəd/UK/ˈbɪɹdəd/US/ˈbiɚdəd/US
  1. Having a beard; involving a beard.

  2. Having a fringe or appendage resembling a beard in some way (often followed by with).

  3. Of an axe: having the lower portion of the axehead extending the cutting edge significantly below the width of the butt, thus providing a wide cutting surface while keeping overall weight low.

  4. Having a beard (or similar appendage) of a specified type.

    in-compounds
  5. Having barbs of a certain color.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English berded, either from Old English ġebearded or formed anew in Middle English; by surface analysis, beard + -ed. Compare Dutch bebaarde (“bearded”), Middle Low German bārt (“bearded”), archaic German gebartet (“bearded”).

noun/ˈbɪədɪd/UK/ˈbɪədəd/UK/ˈbɪɹdəd/US/ˈbiɚdəd/US
  1. Ellipsis of bearded iris.

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · informal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English berded, either from Old English ġebearded or formed anew in Middle English; by surface analysis, beard + -ed. Compare Dutch bebaarde (“bearded”), Middle Low German bārt (“bearded”), archaic German gebartet (“bearded”).

verb/ˈbɪədɪd/UK/ˈbɪədəd/UK/ˈbɪɹdəd/US/ˈbiɚdəd/US
  1. simple past and past participle of beard

    form-of · participle · past
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