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noun ADJ. bristling, bushy, full, shaggy | neat, neatly-clipped | patchy, straggly, wispy | goatee | pointed | ginger/gingery, greying, reddish, white, etc. | fake, false VERB + BEARD grow | have, sport, wear He sported a neat goatee beard. | clip, cut, trim | shave (off) | pull (at), stroke, tug (at) Jim stroked his beard reflectively. BEARD + VERB grow My beard's grown a lot. | be streaked with sth His beard is streaked with grey. BEARD + NOUN growth, stubble He had two days' beard growth across his jowls and chin. PREP. with a/the ~ She's scared of men with beards. PHRASES a three-day/seven-day, etc. growth of beard, a three-day-old, etc. beard
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