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Beard  (bîrd), Charles Austin 1874-1948.
American historian and educator who explored the economic aspects of history in works such as An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution (1913). His view that the document was based on its formulators economic self-interests profoundly affected the study of American history.
Beard, Daniel Carter Known as Dan. 1850-1941.
American writer and illustrator. In 1905 he founded the Sons of Daniel Boone, which in 1910 became the first Boy Scout organization in the United States.
Beard, James Andrew 1903-1985.
American cookery expert widely considered to be one of the foremost authorities on American cuisine.
Beard, Mary Ritter 1876-1958.
American historian and feminist. She shared her husband Charless economic view of history and collaborated with him on The Rise of American Civilization (first volume 1927), in which they characterized the Civil War as the second American Revolution, perpetrated by Northern capitalists over Southern plantation owners for economic gain.
beard  (bîrd)
n.
1. The hair on a mans chin, cheeks, and throat.
2. A hairy or hairlike growth such as that on or near the face of certain mammals.
3. A tuft or group of hairs or bristles on certain plants, such as barley and wheat.
4. One who serves to divert suspicion or attention from another.
5. Printing The raised slope on a piece of type between the shoulder or counter and the face. Also called neck.
tr.v. beard·ed, beard·ing, beards
1. To furnish with a beard.
2. To confront boldly.
[Middle English berd, from Old English beard; see bhardh-- in Indo-European roots.]
beardless adj.
beard [bɪəd]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the hair growing on the lower parts of a mans face
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) any similar growth in animals
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a tuft of long hairs in plants such as barley and wheat; awn
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the gills of an oyster
5. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a barb, as on an arrow or fish-hook
6. Slang a woman who accompanies a homosexual man to give the impression that he is heterosexual
7. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing the part of a piece of type that connects the face with the shoulder
vb (tr)
1. to oppose boldly or impertinently
2. to pull or grasp the beard of
[Old English beard; related to Old Norse barth, Old High German bart, Latin barba]
bearded  adj
beard  (bîrd)
A tuft or group of hairs or bristles on certain plants, such as barley and wheat. The individual strands of a beard are attached to a sepal or petal.


beard  /brd/  n. hair on the face, (syn.) whis-kers: My father has always worn a beard and moustache. -adj. bearded. See: sideburns. beard
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