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/bi hwis"keuhrd, -wis"-/, adj.1. having whiskers; bearded.2. ancient, as a witticism, expression, etc.; passé; hoary: a bewhiskered catchword of a bygone era.[1755-65; BE- + WHISKERED]
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bewhiskered — be•whisk•ered [[t]bɪˈ(h)wɪs kərd, ˈwɪs [/t]] adj. 1) having whiskers; bearded 2) stale; hoary: a bewhiskered joke[/ex] • Etymology: 1755–65 … From formal English to slang
bewhiskered — adjective Date: 1820 having whiskers … New Collegiate Dictionary
bewhiskered — adjective Having whiskers … Wiktionary
bewhiskered — Synonyms and related words: back number, banal, bearded, bromidic, common, commonplace, corny, cut and dried, fade, familiar, fusty, hackney, hackneyed, moth eaten, musty, old hat, platitudinous, set, square, stale, stereotyped, stock, stubbled,… … Moby Thesaurus
bewhiskered — adj. bearded; having whiskers … English contemporary dictionary
bewhiskered — adjective having hair or whiskers growing on the face … English new terms dictionary
bewhiskered — /bəˈwɪskəd/ (say buh wiskuhd) adjective wearing whiskers on the cheeks or side of the face …
bewhiskered — adjective having hair on the cheeks and chin (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑bearded, ↑barbate, ↑whiskered, ↑whiskery • Similar to: ↑unshaven, ↑unshaved … Useful english dictionary
Scottish terrier — one of a Scottish breed of small terriers having short legs and a wiry, steel gray, brindled, black, sandy, or wheaten coat. Also called Scotch terrier. [1830 40] * * * or Scottie Short legged terrier breed, perhaps the oldest of the Highland… … Universalium
be|whisk|ered — «bih HWIHS kuhrd», adjective. 1. having whiskers: »a splendidly bewhiskered old man. 2. Figurative. very old and (usually) deserving to be given up: »the bewhiskered notion that the common toad causes warts … Useful english dictionary
