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bearded

bear·ded

UK/ˈbɪədɪd/ US/ˈbɪədəd/ uncommon informal

adjective

1.

having hair on the cheeks and chin

2.

having a growth of hair-like awns

  • “bearded wheatgrass”
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Origin

From Middle English berded, either from Old English ġebearded or formed anew in Middle English; by surface analysis, beard + -ed. Compare Dutch bebaarde (“bearded”), Middle Low German bārt (“bearded”), archaic German gebartet (“bearded”).

Phrases

  • bearded clam
  • bearded collie
  • bearded creeper
  • bearded dragon
  • bearded eagle
  • bearded hawksbeard
  • bearded iris
  • bearded lady

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