side whiskers en · NOUN
Meanings
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(dated, plural, plural-only) sideburns
The first who entered was a little ribston-pippin of a man, with ruddy cheeks and fluffy white side-whiskers.
1904 February 27, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Adventure of Black Peter”, in The Return of Sherlock Holmes, New York, N.Y.: McClure, Phillips & Co., published February 1905, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sidewhiskers | alternative | lexicographic | |
| side-whiskers | alternative | lexicographic |