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“beard” in British English

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beardnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /bɪəd/ us ​ /bɪrd/

A1 the hair that some men allow to grow on the lower part of their face:

a flowing white beard
He's growing a beard.
He shaved off his beard but kept his moustache.

› the long hair that grows under a goat's mouth

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beardverb [ T ]

uk ​ /bɪəd/ us ​ /bɪrd/ literary

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beard the lion (in his/her den)

(Definition of “beard” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“beard” in American English

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beardnoun [ C ]

us ​ /bɪərd/

› hair that grows on the lower part of a man’s face, sometimes including the hair that grows above the lips

(Definition of “beard” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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