"nosebeard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nosebeards [plural], nose-beard [alternative], nose beard [alternative]
Etymology: From nose + beard. Etymology templates: {{af|en|nose|beard}} nose + beard Head templates: {{en-noun}} nosebeard (plural nosebeards)
  1. (anatomy, rare, nonstandard) Moustache. Tags: nonstandard, rare Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-nosebeard-en-noun-I2CqY5jW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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