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681 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.
682 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 …
683 Etymology dictionary, p. long-beard (n.).1
long-beard (n.)
684 Etymology dictionary, p. long-beard (n.).2
"man with a long beard," late 14c., from long (adj.) + beard (n.).
685 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 …
686 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 …
687 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.
688 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).
689 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).
690 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.
691 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 …
692 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.
693 Etymology dictionary, p. rough (adj.).5
… "a bearded face."
694 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 ).
695 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 …
696 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 …
697 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 …
698 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 …
699 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 …
700 Etymology dictionary, p. sideburns (n.).2
"short side-whiskers, part of a man's beard which grows on the cheeks," 1880, American English, an alteration of burnsides (q.v).