Beard

1beard pronunciation: function: noun etymology: middle english berd, from old english beard; akin to old high german bart beard, latin barbadate: before 12th century 1 : the hair that grows on a man's face often excluding the mustache2 : a hairy or bristly appendage or tuft3 : front 7a— beard;ed adjective — beard;ed;ness noun — beard;less adjective