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• whisker — [hwis′kər, wis′kər] n. [ME wisker, something used for whisking: see WHISK & ER] 1. [pl.] a) Archaic a mustache b) the hair growing on a man s face; esp., the beard on the cheeks 2. a) a hai …   English World dictionary

• Whisker — Whisk er, n. [1913 Webster] 1. One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion. [1913 Webster] 2. Formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; usually in the plural. [1913 Webster] Hoary whiskers and a forky beard. Pope …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• whisker — whiskery, adj. /hwis keuhr, wis /, n. 1. whiskers, a beard. 2. Usually, whiskers. See side whiskers. 3. a single hair of the beard. 4. Archaic. a mustache. 5. one of the long, stiff, bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as… …   Universalium

• whisker — noun Etymology: singular of whiskers mustache, from 2whisk Date: circa 1600 1. a. a hair of the beard b. plural (1) archaic mustache (2) the part of the beard growing on the sides of the face or on the chin …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• whisker — I. /ˈwɪskə / (say wiskuh) noun 1. (plural) the beard generally. 2. a single hair of the beard. 3. (plural) a moustache. 4. one of the long, stiff, bristly hairs growing about the mouth of certain animals, as the cat, rat, etc.; a vibrissa. 5.… …  

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• mutton — n. 1 the flesh of sheep used for food. 2 joc. a sheep. Phrases and idioms: mutton bird Austral. 1 any bird of the genus Puffinus, esp. the short tailed shearwater, P. tenuirostris. 2 any of various petrels. mutton chop 1 a piece of mutton, usu.… …   Useful english dictionary

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