Beard

Beard

A beard is the collection of hair that grows on the chin, upper lip, cheeks and neck of human beings. Usually, only pubescent or adult males are able to grow beards. However, women with hirsutism may develop a beard. When differentiating between upper and lower facial hair, a beard specifically includes the moustache, which refers to hair above and around the upper lip.

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Famous quotes containing the word beard:

    His tears run down his beard like winter’s drops
    From eaves of reeds.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    Lord worshipped might he be, what a beard hast thou got!
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    Woman’s success in lifting men out of their way of life nearly resembling that of the beasts—who merely hunted and fished for food, who found shelter where they could in jungles, in trees, and caves—was a civilizing triumph.
    —Mary Ritter Beard (1876–1958)