side ‧ burns /ˈsaɪdbɜːnz $ -bɜːrnz/ BrE AmE noun [plural]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: burnsides type of beard in which the chin is shaved, from Ambrose Burnside (1824-81), U.S. general who wore such a beard ]
hair grown down the sides of a man’s face in front of his ears