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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

nosebeard en · NOUN

Etymology

From nose + beard.

Meanings

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Moustache.
    • I'm not surprised Mike keeps him on the door; who could get any work done with a nose beard hovering around the place? Fecker's beard hair is red too, so from a distance it looks like Manny got himself punched in the face and is fine with blood all over himself. 2013, Eoin Colfer, Screwed:
    • He was looking full-on at me. An overgrown nosebeard, brown hairs overlapping onto his white chinstrap. 2017, Benyakir B. Horowitz, Manual Automata, page 118:

Forms

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nosebeards Number=Plur lexicographic
nose beard alternative lexicographic
nose-beard alternative lexicographic