transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhwis-kər, ˈwis- ]
noun
Etymology: singular of whiskers mustache, from whisk (II)
Date: circa 1600
1.
a. : a hair of the beard
b. plural
(1) archaic : mustache
(2) : the part of the beard growing on the sides of the face or on the chin
c. : hairbreadth
lost the race by a whisker
2. : one of the long projecting hairs or bristles growing near the mouth of an animal (as a cat or bird)
3. : an outrigger extending on each side of the bowsprit to spread the jib and flying jib guys — usually used in plural
4.
a. : a shred or filament resembling a whisker
b. : a thin hairlike crystal (as of sapphire or copper) of exceptional mechanical strength used especially to reinforce composite structural material
• whis·kered -kərd adjective
• whis·kery -k(ə-)rē adjective