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BURNSIDE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)

Synonyms:

burnside; mutton chop; side-whiskers; sideburn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("burnside" is a kind of...):

facial hair (hair on the face (especially on the face of a man))

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)

Synonyms:

A. E. Burnside; Ambrose Everett Burnside; Burnside

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)

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