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burnside

/'bɜrn,saɪd/

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noun
facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
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mutton chop side-whiskers sideburn

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facial hair
noun
United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881)
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a. e. burnside ambrose everett burnside

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fredericksburg an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee
battle of fredericksburg an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee