be-bearded
See also: bebearded
English
Alternative forms
- bebearded
Etymology
From be- + bearded.
Adjective
be-bearded (not comparable)
- Having a beard.
- 1833 April 3, Henry Coventry, & Co., “Whiskers”, in The Long-Island Star, volume XXIV, number 43, Brooklyn, N.Y.: Alden Spooner:
- Two most important events give character and interest to the present age—the introduction of the press among the benighted offuscated be-whiskered and be-bearded Ottomans, and the importation of whiskers among our smooth visaged and lanthorn jawed republicans.
- 1847 November 21, “Theatricals, Etc.”, in Lloyd’s Weekly London Newspaper, number 261, London, page 8:
- The tug of war is between Old France and Young France, or rather the France of the Empire—still a courteous, polished, but fierce and fiery France—and the be-whiskered and be-bearded Chateau Rouge and Mogadore loving France of the present day;
- 2019 March 10, Victoria Hugo-Vidal, “Maine’s future can be younger”, in Maine Sunday Telegram, volume 131, number 38, page D1:
- It’s four white dudes: three be-bearded craft beer brewing bros and a VP from Bangor Savings who, I’m extrapolating from his college graduation years on his LinkedIn profile, isn’t a millennial, but who will be talking about what millennials are seeking from their work.
Synonyms
- bearded
- beardy
Translations
having a beard — see bearded