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bakenbardy.

sideburns

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Meaning & usage

noun/ba.kɛnˈbar.dɘ/

sideburns
literary · nonvirile · plural

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Old High German backo Middle High German backe German Backe German -n- Proto-Indo-European *bʰers-? Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰéh₂der. Proto-Germanic *bardaz Proto-West Germanic *bard Old High German bart Middle High German bart German Bart German Backenbartbor. Polish bakenbardy Borrowed from German Backenbart. First attested in 1819.

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