English noun: Burnside | |||
1. | Burnside (person) United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824-1881) | ||
Synonyms | A. E. Burnside, Ambrose Everett Burnside | ||
Instance hypernym | full general, general | ||
2. | burnside (body) facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) | ||
Synonyms | mutton chop, side-whiskers, sideburn | ||
Broader (hypernym) | facial hair | ||