n.
Pronunciation: ' bird
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English berd, from Old English beard; akin to Old High German bart beard, Latin barba
Date: before 12th century
1 : the hair that grows on a man's face often excluding the mustache
2 : a hairy or bristly appendage or tuft
3 : FRONT 7A
– beard · ed \ ' bir-d ə d \ adjective
– beard · ed · ness noun
– beard · less \ ' bird-l ə s \ adjective