"beardlet" meaning in English

See beardlet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: beardlets [plural]
Etymology: From beard + -let. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|beard|let}} beard + -let Head templates: {{en-noun}} beardlet (plural beardlets)
  1. A little beard.

Inflected forms

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