nosebeard en · NOUN
Etymology
From nose + beard.
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nosebeards | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| nose beard | alternative | lexicographic | |
| nose-beard | alternative | lexicographic |