English Dictionary: bearded | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Beard \Beard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bearded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bearding}.] 1. To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt. 2. To oppose to the gills; to set at defiance. No admiral, bearded by three corrupt and dissolute minions of the palace, dared to do more than mutter something about a court martial. --Macaulay. 3. To deprive of the gills; -- used only of oysters and similar shellfish. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Bearded \Beard"ed\, a. Having a beard. [bd]Bearded fellow.[b8] --Shak. [bd]Bearded grain.[b8] --Dryden. {Bearded vulture}, {Bearded eagle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Lammergeir}. {Bearded tortoise}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Matamata}. |