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 | ||