sideburn

English

Etymology 1

An anagram of burnside, named after General Ambrose Burnside.

Noun

sideburn (plural sideburns)

singular of sideburns
- His left sideburn was longer than the other one.

Translations

sideburns — see sideburns

Etymology 2

side +‎ burn

Noun

sideburn (uncountable)

(Britain, smoking) The unwanted rapid burning down one side of a cigarette that has been ineptly rolled.

References

“sideburn” (US) / “sideburn” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

Anagrams

Burdines, Burnside, Rubenids, burnside

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