side whiskers

plural of side-whiskers

/ˈsaɪdˌwɪskərz/
noun
  1. Hair that grows on the sides of a man's face, often worn long and sometimes covering the ears.
    • The actor's costume included fake side-whiskers to look like a Victorian gentleman.
    • He grew his side-whiskers long to match the fashion of the 19th century.
    • The old photograph showed a gentleman with thick gray side-whiskers.
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