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681 Etymology dictionary, p. lackluster (adj.).2
… , lack-beard, lack-brain, lack-linen. Outside Shakespeare there was lackland (1590s), of a landless man; lack-Latin (1530s), of an ignorant priest; lack-learning (1590s …
682 Etymology dictionary, p. Lincoln.3
In reference to U.S. president Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Lincolnesque is from 1894 (earliest reference is to the beard); Lincolniana is from 1862.
683 Etymology dictionary, p. Lombard (n.).3
… "Long-beards" (see long (adj.) + beard (n.)), but according to OED the second element is perhaps rather from the proper name of the people (Latin Bardi ). Their name in Old …
684 Etymology dictionary, p. long-beard (n.).1
long-beard (n.)
685 Etymology dictionary, p. long-beard (n.).2
"man with a long beard," late 14c., from long (adj.) + beard (n.).
686 Etymology dictionary, p. Newgate.3
… , "a beard shaved so as to grow only under the chin and jaw," so called in allusion to the position of the hangman's noose, is by 1851. The author of "The Habits of Good …
687 Etymology dictionary, p. peak (n.).2
… . Of beards, 1590s; of hats, 1650s. Meaning "point formed by hair on the forehead" is from 1833. As "the highest point" in any varying quantity, or the time when this occurs …
688 Etymology dictionary, p. plume (n.).2
… first beard," from PIE root *pleus- "to pluck; a feather, fleece" (source of Old English fleos "fleece"). Meaning "a long streamer of smoke, etc." is attested from 1878.
689 Etymology dictionary, p. pogon-.2
word-forming element from Greek pōgōn "the beard," which is of unexplained origin. Used in Pogonophile (by 1961); pogonophobia (1852).
690 Etymology dictionary, p. poilu (n.).2
… of beards, animal coats, etc., from Latin pilus (see pile (n.3)). In 19c. French the adjective had a secondary sense of "strong, brave, courageous" (Balzac).
691 Etymology dictionary, p. rebarbative (adj.).2
"repellent, unattractive," 1885, from French rébarbatif (14c.), from barbe "beard," from Latin barba (see barb (n.)). The usual theory is that it refers to the itchy, irritating quality of a beard.
692 Etymology dictionary, p. red (adj.1).2
… , red-bearded;" from Proto-Germanic *rauthan (source also of Old Norse rauðr, Danish rød, Old Saxon rod, Old Frisian rad, Middle Dutch root, Dutch rood, German rot, Gothic …
693 Etymology dictionary, p. redhead (n.).2
"person having red hair," mid-13c. (1256 as a surname), from red (adj.1) + head (n.). Red (adj.), of persons, "having red hair" is from late Old English. Both Cain and Judas formerly were reputed to have had red or reddish-yellow beards.
694 Etymology dictionary, p. rough (adj.).5
… "a bearded face."
695 Etymology dictionary, p. schnauzer (n.).2
breed of terrier with a bearded muzzle, 1923, from German Schnauzer, literally "growler," from schnauzen "to snarl, growl," from Schnauze "snout, muzzle," which is related to Middle English snute, snoute "snout" (see snout ).
696 Etymology dictionary, p. shag (n.).2
… skägg "beard"), and perhaps related to Old High German scahho "promontory," Old Norse skagi "a cape, headland," with a connecting sense of "jutting out, projecting …
697 Etymology dictionary, p. shaggy (adj.).2
… skægget "bearded." The shaggy-dog story as a type of absurd joke built into a long, tedious story, is attested from 1943 and was a fad in the mid-40s. The origin of …
698 Etymology dictionary, p. shave (n.).2
… the beard" is from 1838. The meaning "motion so close to something as to almost touch it" is by 1834. The figurative phrase close shave "exceedingly narrow miss …
699 Etymology dictionary, p. shave (v.).3
… or beard of with a razor" from mid-13c. Intransitive sense of "shave oneself, remove the beard with a razor" is by 1715. The sense of "remove by slicing or paring action …
700 Etymology dictionary, p. shear (v.).2
… (the beard), shear (a sheep)," from Proto-Germanic *skero "to cut" (source also of Old Norse and Old Frisian skera, Dutch scheren, German scheren "to shear"), from PIE root …