side|burns

side|burns
side|burns «SYD BURNZ», noun (plural).
whiskers in front of the ears, especially when worn long and when the chin is shaved.
[American English, alteration of burnsides < Ambrose E. Burnside, 1824-1881, a Union general]
Usage Sideburns—burnsides are related etymologically but have rarely, if ever, been exactly synonymous. Burnsides, now chiefly historical in use, designates relatively long, heavy whiskers, patterned on those worn by General Burnside (1824-1881). Sideburns, especially in current use, designates any hairy growth extending downward from a point just in front of the upper base of the ear, with length and closeness of cut being a matter of individual taste.

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