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burnside

burn side |ˈbərnˌsīd ˈbərnsaɪd | ▶noun (usu. burnsides ) a mustache in combination with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chin. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after Burnside, Ambrose .

 

Burnside, Ambrose

Burn side, Ambrose |ˈbərnˌsīd ˈbərnsaɪd | (1824 –81 ), US army officer; full name Ambrose Everett Burnside. He was appointed General of the Army of the Potomac in 1862, but his incompetence at the Battle of Fredericksburg that same year led to his transfer to the Ohio valley.

 

Oxford Dictionary

burnside

burn |side ▶noun (usu. burnsides ) a moustache in combination with whiskers on the cheeks but no beard on the chin. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after General Ambrose Burnside (1824 –81 ), American army officer.

 

Burnside, Ambrose

Burn side, Ambrose |ˈbərnˌsīd ˈbərnsaɪd | (1824 –81 ), US army officer; full name Ambrose Everett Burnside. He was appointed General of the Army of the Potomac in 1862, but his incompetence at the Battle of Fredericksburg that same year led to his transfer to the Ohio valley.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

burnsides

b ú rn s ì des 名詞 ⦅米 ⦆〖複数扱い 〗ほおひげ .

 

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