n. 25B6; noun a black beard : FACIAL HAIR, whiskers, stubble, designer stubble, five o'clock shadow, bristles; goatee, imperial, Vandyke.
25B6; verb I bearded him when he was on his own : CONFRONT, face, challenge, brave, come face to face with, meet head on; defy, oppose, stand up against, square up to, dare, throw down the gauntlet to.