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Meaning of beard

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  beard
      n 1: the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face [syn:
           {beard}, {face fungus}, {whiskers}]
      2: a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such
         as iris or grasses
      3: a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a
         woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal
         his homosexuality)
      4: hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
      5: tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself
         fast to a fixed surface [syn: {byssus}, {beard}]
      v 1: go along the rim, like a beard around the chin; "Houses
           bearded the top of the heights"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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