beard
beard noun, verbBrE /bɪəd/
NAmE /bɪrd/
noun
word origin
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example bank[countable, uncountable] hair that grows on the chin and cheeks of a man's face; similar hair that grows on some animals example bank
He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache.a week's growth of bearda goat's bearda false beard 
compare moustache 
beard•ed /BrE ˈbɪədɪd; NAmE ˈbɪrdɪd/ adjectivea bearded face/man verb
verb forms word origin
to beard the lion in his ˈdento go to see an important or powerful person to tell them that you disagree with them, that you want sth, etc.
A person may be described as 