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[bɪəd], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a growth of hair on the chin and lower cheeks of a man's face
(e.g: he had a black beard)
- a person who carries out a transaction, typically a bet, for someone else in order to conceal the other's identity
(e.g: the beard permitted the manipulator to protect the odds)
- a woman who accompanies a gay man as an escort to a social occasion, in order to help conceal his homosexuality
(e.g: the closeted male and his female ‘beard’)
Phrases:
- beard the lion in his den
Origin
:
Old English, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch baard and German Bart
[bɪəd], (Verb)
Definitions:
- boldly confront or challenge (someone formidable)
(e.g: he was afraid to beard the sultan himself)
Phrases:
- beard the lion in his den
Origin
:
Old English, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch baard and German Bart
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