Where does “sideburns” come from?
Sideburns comes from English burnside, a style of facial hair named after Union General Ambrose Burnside, whose distinctive whiskers became fashionable during the American Civil War era.
sideburns (English): Facial hair reaching from the top of the head...
Definitions
- Facial hair reaching from the top of the head...
Ancestry of “sideburns”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | burnside | A moustache, with whiskers on the cheeks but with... |